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
Let's assume that the number of seats in the band is "x."
According to the problem, the number of seats in the choir is four times the number of seats in the band. So, the number of seats in the choir is 4x.
The total number of students in the incoming 6th-grade class is 250.
Since the number of students in the band and choir should add up to 250, we can create the equation:
x + 4x = 250
Combining like terms, we get:
5x = 250
Dividing both sides of the equation by 5, we get:
x = 50
So, there are 50 seats in the band.