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shipra · Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:43 pm

79. The metabolic rate of sharks is low compared with the rates of most other fishes.
(A) with the rates of most other fishes
(B) to most other fishes' rate
(C) to that of rates for most other fishes
(D) to most other fishes
(E) with most other fishes

can sum1 pls tell me the difference bw 'compared to' and 'compared with'?

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loki.gmat · Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:54 pm

to show comparison between unlike things, compare to is used.
eg.He compared T20 cricket match to a hindi movie.

to show comparison between like things, compare with is used.
eg.The police compared the duplicate document with the original.

hence B C n D r out.
E - metabolic rate is compared with fishes. hence incorrect.

hence IMO A.

Thanks!