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If Ruben has 6 new books for his collection. This increases his collection by 12%. How many books does he have now?

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He has 56 books now

If we make a proportion where 6/x=12/100, we can solve for x which will be the 100% or all of the books Ruben has

But now, there are 6 new books making the total 56

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