What is the approximate percent increase when the population of a town increases from 12,089 to 15,025? 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 3,000, and 3,000 ÷ 12,000 = 0.25, or 25%, so the percent increase is approximately 25%.

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