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by ketkoag » Wed May 06, 2009 10:07 am
A new hair-growing drug is being sold for three times the price, per milligram, asthe drug’s maker charges for another product with the same active ingredient.

A. as
B. than
C. that
D. of what
E. at which

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by hmboy17 » Wed May 06, 2009 10:28 am
I will go for B as there is comparison going on. what's official ans?

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by mike22629 » Wed May 06, 2009 11:54 am
I believe that the answer is C.

think of it this way,

the drug is being sold for three times the price that the other guys sells it for

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by mehravikas » Wed May 06, 2009 8:36 pm
IMO - E

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by ajaypatil_am » Wed May 06, 2009 8:59 pm
IMO B ...Comparison question ..Please post OA.

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by gmat_dest » Wed May 06, 2009 11:50 pm
It should be C.

Both A and B look unidiomatic.

There is no "as much as" or "more than".

D and E are awkard.

C is correct. WHats OA?

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by Vemuri » Thu May 07, 2009 3:13 am
IMO A.

D changes the meaning. "as" rightly introduces a clause & also conveys the meaning of the sentence correctly.

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by ketkoag » Thu May 07, 2009 10:28 am
mike22629 wrote:I believe that the answer is C.

think of it this way,

the drug is being sold for three times the price that the other guys sells it for
thats the OA!!