The incoming 7th grade class has a choice of FRENCH or SPANISH as a language elective. There are 3 times as many Spanish classes as French classes (or 3 to 1). How many students can choose Spanish if there are 850 students? Round to the nearest whole number. (1 point)
213 students can take Spanish
283 students can take Spanish
425 students can take Spanish
638 students can take Spanish
Since there are 3 times as many Spanish classes as French classes, we can determine the ratio of students choosing Spanish to students choosing French as 3:1.
To find the number of students choosing Spanish, we need to divide 3 by the sum of the numerator and denominator of the ratio, and then multiply the result by the total number of students.
Number of students choosing Spanish = (3 / (3 + 1)) * 850
Number of students choosing Spanish = (3 / 4) * 850
Number of students choosing Spanish = 3 * (850 / 4)
Number of students choosing Spanish = 3 * 212.5
Number of students choosing Spanish = 637.5
Rounded to the nearest whole number, 638 students can choose Spanish.
Therefore, the correct answer is: 638 students can take Spanish.