Original: 14 T-books
\New: 16 T-books
\Since the new amount is greater than the original, this is a percent of increase.
\The amount of change = new T-books– original T-books.
\The amount of change = .
Let r be the percentage of increase.
\Use the original number, 16 as the base.
\The percent proportion is
\To solve for r, first find the cross products.
\ (Multiply:
)
(Divide each side by 14)
(Cancel common terms)
(Divide:
)
The percentage of increase by .
The percent of change is a percent of increase.
\The percentage of increase by .