If there are four times as many seats in choir as there are in band, and the total number of students is 250, we can set up a proportion:
Band seats/Choir seats = Band students/Choir students
Let's represent the number of band seats as x and the number of choir seats as 4x. Since the total number of students is 250, the total number of band students and choir students combined is 250:
x + 4x = 250
Combining like terms:
5x = 250
Dividing both sides of the equation by 5:
x = 50
Therefore, there are 50 students who can choose band as an elective.
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)Responses50 students50 students250 students250 students124 students124 students200 students
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