what is the approximate percent increase when the population of a town increases from 12089 to 15025? round the amounts to the nearest ten thousand.

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15025-12089 = 2936 2936/12089 = .2429 .2429 * 100 = 24.29% or Approx 24 %

Quango answered Apr 18, 2017

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The rate of increase is

$(15025)/(12089)\approx1.242865$

The percent of increase is then

$(1.242865-1)*100\%=0.242865*100\%=24.2865\%$

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