Let's set up a proportion to solve this problem.
Let x be the number of students who choose band.
According to the problem, the number of seats in choir is four times the number of seats in band. So the number of students in choir is 4x.
The total number of students is 250, so we can write the equation:
x + 4x = 250
Combining like terms, we have:
5x = 250
Dividing both sides by 5, we find:
x = 50
Therefore, 50 students can choose band.
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)
O 124 students
© 250 students
O 200 students
O50 students
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