At a football stadium, 2% of the fans in attendance were teenagers. If there were 240 teenagers at the football stadium, what was the total number of people at the stadium?

Answer 1

Let \( x \) be the total number of people at the stadium. According to the problem, 2% of the attendees were teenagers, which can be expressed mathematically as:

\[ 0.02x = 240 \]

To find \( x \), we can solve the equation by dividing both sides by 0.02:

\[ x = \frac{240}{0.02} \]

Calculating the right side:

\[ x = 240 \div 0.02 = 240 \div \frac{2}{100} = 240 \times \frac{100}{2} = 240 \times 50 = 12000 \]

Thus, the total number of people at the stadium is

\[ \boxed{12000} \]