Use proportional relationships to solve this mixture problem. The incoming 6 th grade class had a choice between band or choir as an elective there are 4 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? 50,124,200,250
Let's assume the number of seats in the band is "x". According to the given information, the number of seats in the choir would be 4 times that, which is 4x.
The total number of students is the sum of the number of students in the band and the number of students in the choir, which is x + 4x = 5x.
Given that the total number of students is 250, we can set up the equation 5x = 250.
To solve for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 5: x = 250/5 = 50.
Therefore, the number of students who can choose band is 50.