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14,523 to 16,489.
What is the percent increase in the town's population? Finish the division and round to the nearest percent.

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≈ 14%

Step-by-step explanation:

percent increase is calculated as

[tex]\frac{increase}{original}[/tex] × 100%

Increase = 16489 - 14523 = 1966 , then

percent increase = [tex]\frac{1966}{14523}[/tex] × 100% = [tex]\frac{1966(100)}{14523}[/tex] ≈ 14% ( to nearest percent )

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