East land College is concerned about the rising price of textbooks that students must purchase. To better identify the increase in the price of textbooks, the dean asks you, the Economics Department€™s star student, to create an index of textbook prices. The average student purchases three English, two math, and four economics textbooks per year. The prices of these books are given in the accompanying table.

a. What is the percent change in the price of an English textbook from 2014 to 2016?

b. What is the percent change in the price of a math textbook from 2014 to 2016?

c. What is the percent change in the price of an economics textbook from 2014 to 2016?

d. Using 2015 as a base year, create a price index for these books for all years.

e. What is the percent change in the price index from 2014 to 2016?

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2014 2016 2015 English textbook Math textbook $114 $100 140 $110 148 144 Economics textbook 160 180 200