At a football stadium, 10% of the fans in attendance were teenagers. If there were 250 teenagers at the football stadium, what was the total number of people at the stadium?

Answer 1

Let the total number of people at the stadium be represented by \( x \).

According to the problem, 10% of the total number of people is equal to the number of teenagers, which is given as 250. Therefore, we can write the equation:

\[ 0.1x = 250 \]

To find \( x \), we need to solve this equation. We can do this by dividing both sides by 0.1:

\[ x = \frac{250}{0.1} \]

Calculating the right-hand side gives:

\[ x = 2500 \]

Thus, the total number of people at the stadium is \( \boxed{2500} \).