Gabriel Is the Campaign Manager for a Candidate for Governor

question 53

Multiple Choice

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?

• A) 20% increase
• B) 20% decrease
• C) 80% increase
• D) 80% decrease

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