Gabriel is the campaign manager for a candidate for governor. Through a commissioned poll, he discovers that the candidate's approval rating has changed from 80 to 64 percentage points, a drop of 16 percentage points. What was the percent change?

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The percent change is calculated by dividing the change in value by the original value and then multiplying by 100. Here, it is (16 / 80) * 100 = 20%, indicating a 20% decrease.

Gabriel Is the Campaign Manager for a Candidate for Governor