A middle school Ben has 2/9 as many band members as the high school band. The high school band has 502 members. About how many members are in the Middle School band.
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The middle school band has 2/9 * 502 = <<2/9*502=111.77777777777777>>111.77 members.
Rounded to the nearest whole number, the middle school band has 112 members. Answer: \boxed{112}.
To find out how many members are in the middle school band, we first need to determine how many members the middle school band has compared to the high school band.
Let's represent the number of members in the middle school band as "x." According to the given information, the middle school band has 2/9 as many members as the high school band.
Since the high school band has 502 members, we can set up the following equation:
x = (2/9) * 502
To find the value of "x," we can solve this equation:
x = (2/9) * 502
x = (2 * 502) / 9
x = 1004 / 9
To simplify the fraction, we divide the numerator by the denominator:
x ≈ 111.56
Since you are looking for an approximate answer, we can round this number to the nearest whole number. In this case:
x ≈ 112
Therefore, there are about 112 members in the middle school band.
To find the number of members in the middle school band, we need to determine what fraction of the high school band the middle school band has.
The problem states that the middle school band has 2/9 as many band members as the high school band. Therefore, to find the number of members in the middle school band, we need to multiply the total number of members in the high school band by 2/9.
Given that the high school band has 502 members, we can set up the following equation:
Middle School Members = (2/9) * High School Members
Middle School Members = (2/9) * 502
Now, let's solve the equation:
Middle School Members = (2/9) * 502
Middle School Members = 1004/9
Middle School Members ≈ 111.56
Since we are looking for an estimate, we can round the answer to the nearest whole number. Therefore, there are about 112 members in the middle school band. So the answer is 112.