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 point)
A. 250 students
B. 200 students
C. 50 students
D. 124 students
Let's represent "x" as the number of students who choose band.
According to the proportion, the number of students in choir is four times the number of students in band. Therefore, the number of students in choir is 4x.
We know that the total number of students is 250, so we can set up the equation:
x + 4x = 250
Combining like terms:
5x = 250
Dividing both sides by 5:
x = 50
Therefore, the answer is C. 50 students can choose band.
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Apologies for the confusion. You are right, there was a mistake in my previous response. Thank you for pointing it out.
Given that there are four times as many seats in choir as in band, we can set up the proportion:
band seats : choir seats = 1 : 4
Let's represent the number of students who choose band as "x".
Since each student corresponds to one seat, the number of students who choose choir will be 4x.
We know that the total number of students is 250:
x + 4x = 250
Combining like terms:
5x = 250
Dividing both sides by 5:
x = 50
Therefore, the correct answer is C. 50 students can choose band.