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by sanyalpritish » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:52 am
With a total population of less than two hundred and fewer breeding females than ever before, the American crocodile seemed a decade ago to be in danger of disappearing.

(A) of less than two hundred and fewer

(B) lower than two hundred and less

(C) lesser than two hundred and fewer

(D) fewer than two hundred and less

(E) of fewer than two hundred and of fewer
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by deepesh.gupta » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:02 am
My answer is A

What is OA?

sanyalpritish wrote:With a total population of less than two hundred and fewer breeding females than ever before, the American crocodile seemed a decade ago to be in danger of disappearing.

(A) of less than two hundred and fewer

(B) lower than two hundred and less

(C) lesser than two hundred and fewer

(D) fewer than two hundred and less

(E) of fewer than two hundred and of fewer
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by subgeeth » Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:17 pm
With a total population of less than two hundred and fewer breeding females than ever before, the American crocodile seemed a decade ago to be in danger of disappearing.

(A) of less than two hundred and fewer -Correct

(B) lower than two hundred and less -less is used for uncountable items not for number

(C) lesser than two hundred and fewer -wrong lesser is used for comparison

(D) fewer than two hundred and less -Same as B

(E) of fewer than two hundred and of fewer-of fewer and of fewer incorrect
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by sanyalpritish » Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:23 am
OA-A
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by Shawshank » Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:20 am
subgeeth wrote:With a total population of less than two hundred and fewer breeding females than ever before, the American crocodile seemed a decade ago to be in danger of disappearing.

(A) of less than two hundred and fewer -Correct

(B) lower than two hundred and less -less is used for uncountable items not for number

(C) lesser than two hundred and fewer -wrong lesser is used for comparison

(D) fewer than two hundred and less -Same as B

(E) of fewer than two hundred and of fewer-of fewer and of fewer incorrect
In C Lesser is used for comparison. Wht makes u think that comparison is not happening here.

Ideally, both A and C are correct, but less os prefered over Lesser in GMAT.


U can search for Less vs Lesser and u will get threads explanining this point.
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