1000SC 168

ektamatta · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:25 am Post subject: 1000SC 168

Because the Earth’s crust is more solid there and thus better able to transmit shock waves, an earthquake of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it does in the West.

(A) of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it does in the West
(B) of a given magnitude will typically devastate 100 times the area if it occurs in the eastern United States instead of the West
(C) will typically devastate 100 times the area in the eastern United States than one of the comparable magnitude occurring in the West
(D) in the eastern United States will typically devastate an area 100 times greater than will a quake of comparable magnitude occurring in the West
(E) that occurs in the eastern United States will typically devastate 100 times more area than if it occurred with comparable magnitude in the West

gmatinjuly · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:28 am Post subject:

Will typically devastate gives a future possibility and not definte outcomes hence is better. eliminate A/B

A devastates
B INSTEAD OF not right
C there and eastern too far
D there has to be addresses so after comma, we should have in the eastern united states
E 100 times more area is not correct

My answer is D whats the correct answer

Whats OA ?