Use proportional relationship to solve the 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 cheese ban if there are total of 250 students
To solve this problem, we can set up a proportion using the number of students in band and the number of students in choir.
Let x be the number of students in band.
Since there are four times as many seats in choir as there are in band, there will be 4x students in choir.
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 = 50
So, there are 50 students in band.