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A small bakery baked 200 loaves on its first business day and continued baking on the second day. By the end of the second business day, it had baked a total of 550 loaves. Which of the following is closest to the percent increase in the number of loaves the bakery baked on the second day compared to the first day?

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$We first create variables for the numbers of loaves baked on each day.$	$F = loaves baked on the first business day S = loaves baked on the second business day$	Theory & Tactics Method Card TRANS1-A Click to view full details
$We translate "A small bakery baked 200 loaves on its first business day" into an equality.$	$F = 200$	Theory & Tactics Method Card TRANS1-B Click to view full details
$We translate "By the end of the second business day, it had baked a total of 550 loaves" into a sum.$	$F + S = 550$	Theory & Tactics Method Card TRANS1-C Click to view full details
$We solve for the second-day amount by subtracting the first-day amount from the total.$	$S = 550 - F$
$We substitute the value of the first-day amount.$	$S = 550 - 200$
$We calculate the number of loaves baked on the second day.$	$S = 350$
$We calculate the percent increase by finding the difference between second-day and first-day amounts divided by the first-day amount.$	$\frac{S - F}{F} = \frac{350 - 200}{200} = \frac{150}{200} = \frac{3}{4}$	Theory & Tactics Method Card TRANS2-A Click to view full details
$We convert the fraction to a percentage.$	$\frac{3}{4} \times 100% = 75%$

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A small bakery baked 200 loaves on its first business day and continued baking on the second day. By the end of the second business day, it had baked a total of 550 loaves. Which of the following is closest to the percent increase in the number of loaves the bakery baked on the second day compared to the first day?

Explanation	Calculations	Help
$We first create variables for the numbers of loaves baked on each day.$	$F = loaves baked on the first business day S = loaves baked on the second business day$	Theory & Tactics Method Card TRANS1-A Click to view full details
$We translate "A small bakery baked 200 loaves on its first business day" into an equality.$	$F = 200$	Theory & Tactics Method Card TRANS1-B Click to view full details
$We translate "By the end of the second business day, it had baked a total of 550 loaves" into a sum.$	$F + S = 550$	Theory & Tactics Method Card TRANS1-C Click to view full details
$We solve for the second-day amount by subtracting the first-day amount from the total.$	$S = 550 - F$
$We substitute the value of the first-day amount.$	$S = 550 - 200$
$We calculate the number of loaves baked on the second day.$	$S = 350$
$We calculate the percent increase by finding the difference between second-day and first-day amounts divided by the first-day amount.$	$\frac{S - F}{F} = \frac{350 - 200}{200} = \frac{150}{200} = \frac{3}{4}$	Theory & Tactics Method Card TRANS2-A Click to view full details
$We convert the fraction to a percentage.$	$\frac{3}{4} \times 100% = 75%$

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