Use proportional relationships to solve this mixture problem. The incoming 6th-grade class has a
choice between band or choir as an elective. There are four times as many seats in choir as there are
in band. How many students can choose band if there is a total of 250 students?
1. 50 students
2. 50 minutes
3. 0.5 cup
4. 28 cups
5. 3 tsp
Let's represent the number of students who choose band as 'x'.
According to the problem, the number of students who choose choir is four times the number of students who choose band, which means the number of students choosing choir is 4x.
The total number of students is given as 250, so we can write the equation:
x + 4x = 250
Combining like terms,
5x = 250
Dividing both sides by 5,
x = 250/5
x = 50
Therefore, 50 students can choose band as their elective.
To solve this mixture problem using proportional relationships, we need to set up a ratio based on the given information and then use that ratio to determine the number of students who can choose band.
Let's let "x" represent the number of seats in band. According to the problem, there are four times as many seats in choir as in band, so the number of seats in choir is 4x.
Since the total number of students is 250, we can set up the following proportion:
(x students in band) : (4x students in choir) = x : 4x
We can cross-multiply to solve for x:
x * 4x = x * 250
4x^2 = 250x
Divide both sides of the equation by x:
4x = 250
Now, solve for x:
x = 250 / 4
x = 62.5
Since we can't have a fractional number of seats, we round down to the nearest whole number:
x = 62
Therefore, there can be 62 students who choose band.
To solve this mixture problem using proportional relationships, you can follow these steps:
Step 1: Understand the given information.
- You know there are a total of 250 students in the incoming 6th-grade class.
- The choice is between band and choir.
- The number of seats in choir is four times the number of seats in band.
Step 2: Set up a proportional relationship.
- Let's say the number of seats in band is "b."
- Since the number of seats in choir is four times the number of seats in band, the number of seats in choir is 4b.
Step 3: Add the number of seats in band and choir to get the total number of students.
- The number of students who choose band would be b, and the number of students who choose choir would be 4b.
- To get the total number of students, you can add the number of students in band and choir: b + 4b = 250.
Step 4: Solve for "b."
- Combine like terms: b + 4b = 250.
- Simplify: 5b = 250.
- Divide both sides of the equation by 5 to isolate "b": b = 250/5.
- Calculate the value of "b": b = 50.
Step 5: Calculate the number of students who can choose band.
- Since the value of "b" represents the number of seats in band, it also represents the number of students who can choose band.
- Therefore, the number of students who can choose band is 50.
So, in this case, 50 students can choose band as their elective.
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I apologize for the confusion in my previous response. You're right, I made a mistake in my calculations.
Let's go through the problem again using proportional relationships:
Let's let "x" represent the number of seats in band. Since there are four times as many seats in choir as in band, the number of seats in choir would be 4x.
We know that the total number of students is 250.
To set up a proportion, we can say:
(x students in band) / (4x students in choir) = (x seats in band) / (250 total students)
To solve for "x," we can cross-multiply:
(x)(250) = (4x)(x)
250x = 4x^2
Rearranging the equation:
4x^2 - 250x = 0
Factoring out "x":
x(4x - 250) = 0
Setting each factor equal to zero:
x = 0 or 4x - 250 = 0
Since "x" represents the number of students in band, we can't have zero students. Therefore, we solve for "x" using the second equation:
4x - 250 = 0
4x = 250
x = 250/4
x = 62.5
However, since we can't have a fraction of a student, we round down to the nearest whole number:
x ≈ 62
Therefore, approximately 62 students can choose band as their elective.
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