The sales at a baseball game vary directly with the number of people attending. If the sales for a game are $15,000when 500 people attend, determine how many people attend if the sales for a game are $24,000.
Responses
Let's denote the number of people attending as "x" and the sales as "y". We can set up a proportion to solve for x:
$15,000/500 = $24,000/x
To find x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by x:
$15,000 * x = $24,000 * 500
Now we can divide both sides of the equation by $15,000:
x = ($24,000 * 500) / $15,000
Simplifying:
x = 800
Therefore, 800 people attend if the sales for a game are $24,000.