as likely as/ more likely than

GmatKiss wrote:According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas.

(B) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing
(C) minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing

how to choose between B and C?

Is the answer B?

aspirant2011 wrote:

GmatKiss wrote:According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas.

(B) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing
(C) minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing

how to choose between B and C?

Is the answer B?

IMO: B

Not sure, have not checked OA till now!
Will do, after sometime and post it.

Between the two, I would pick C. It will be better if you post all the options

In B,the sentence seems to suggest that the 'other graduates' have already planned to practice in socially economically deprived areas, but we are only gauging the likelihood of that happening between the two groups

Here is the complete question sl750

According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas.
(A) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice
(B) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing
(C) minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing
(D) it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice
(E) it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice

GmatKiss wrote:According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas.

(B) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing
(C) minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing

how to choose between B and C?

Hi GK,

'More likely than' and 'as likely as' both are correct. Just google using the two parts separately and you will find tons of hits were people have used both.

The problem with B is in this part -- 'who plan on practicing' this is correctly addressed in option C 'to plan on practicing' x is as likely as y to play the piano.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-1 ... e-cut.html

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As far as I have read, GMAT prefers B.

Fore times more likely implies 5 times as likely as......Am I right?

saketk wrote:Here is the complete question sl750

According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas.
(A) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice
(B) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing
(C) minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing
(D) it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice
(E) it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice

IMO: C

Doesn't B leaves the meaning incomplete? I think some thing (like below) needs to be added to complete the meaning of B. Or is that implied?
B. minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates among those who plan on practicing