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.

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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.