What is the approximate percent increase when the population of a town increases from 12 comma 089 to 15 comma 025 ? Round the population amounts to the nearest thousand to find an estimate of the percent increase.

Round 12,089 to 12,000 and 15,025 to 15,000. The estimated increase is 15,000 − 12,000 = 3,000, and 3,000 ÷ 12,000 = 0.25, or 25 percent. So the percent increase is approximately 25 percent.

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