Question

What is the approximate percent increase when the population of a town increases from 12,089 to 15,025

Answer 1

The approximate percent increase when the population of a town increases from 12,089 to 15,025 is 24.3%.

Explanation:

First, we need to find the difference between the two numbers. That's 15,025 - 12,089 = 2,936.

Next, we need to find what percent that difference is of the original population. To do that, we divide the difference (2,936) by the original population (12,089) and multiply by 100. So:

2,936 / 12,089 = 0.2422

0.2422 * 100 = 24.22%

Rounding to one decimal place, we get 24.3%.