Percentage change
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Method 2
A percentage increase can be worked out by adding the percentage increase to one and then multiplying the result by the original number.
1 + 0.6% = 1.006
1.006 × 1 522 475 
OR (1 + 0.6%) × 1 522 475
= 1 531 609.85
This is closest to 1 531 600.
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