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by crackgmat007 » Sat May 23, 2009 7:39 pm
When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950’s, some 4,000
existed in the United States, but today there are less than one-quarter that many.
A. there are less than one-quarter that many
B. there are fewer than one-quarter as many
C. there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount
D. the number is less than one-quarter the amount
E. it is less than one-quarter of that amount


OA - C Pls explain...is usage of 'of that amount' appropriate?[/spoiler]
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by ajaypatil_am » Sat May 23, 2009 7:46 pm
"there are fewer than one-quarter as that of" I was looking for this one....Will go for B as its short n logical...
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by Mayur Sand » Sat May 23, 2009 7:49 pm
As far as i Know "Number" is used with countable noun while "Amount" with Non Countable noun & since cars here are countable (<4000) , i think in place of "there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount" answer should be "there are fewer than one-quarter of that number"

fewer works well with countable noun so (A),(D),(E) are out

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by aj5105 » Sat May 23, 2009 7:52 pm
IMO,

The usage of fewer is important here as we are talking drive-ins. (countable) A, D, E are out.

Coming on to B and C.

[spoiler](C)[/spoiler] is better as it clearly refers to 'some 4000' with the usage of 'of that amount'
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by Mayur Sand » Sat May 23, 2009 7:55 pm
@aj5105

As far as i Know "Number" is used with countable noun while "Amount" with Non Countable noun & since cars here are countable (<4000) how can (C) be correct option
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any answer for this query ?

by viju9162 » Tue May 26, 2009 12:49 am
Is this query clarfied? I also carry the same query. Amount is used for non-countable nouns. If it is refering to "some 4000", isn't it countable?
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Re: Drive-ins

by Vemuri » Tue May 26, 2009 2:32 am
crackgmat007 wrote:When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950’s, some 4,000
existed in the United States, but today there are less than one-quarter that many.
A. there are less than one-quarter that many
B. there are fewer than one-quarter as many
C. there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount
D. the number is less than one-quarter the amount
E. it is less than one-quarter of that amount


OA - C Pls explain...is usage of 'of that amount' appropriate?[/spoiler]
What is the source of this question? Also, can you provide the OE? IMO the answer should be B. We are dealing with countable noun in this case.
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by ketkoag » Tue May 26, 2009 4:06 am
aj5105 wrote:IMO,

The usage of fewer is important here as we are talking drive-ins. (countable) A, D, E are out.

Coming on to B and C.

[spoiler](C)[/spoiler] is better as it clearly refers to 'some 4000' with the usage of 'of that amount'
aj, whats wrong with as many....
i am not sure whether every time u have to use as many as.....
i think we can use as many in cases like these.
Please correct me if i am wrong..
By the way i know that correct idiom is as many as.. but please tell me why in this case we can not use as many..
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by rahulg83 » Tue May 26, 2009 10:07 am
I too strongly feel B is the answer, though C would have been a better option had the statement used 'number' in place of 'amount'. Very ambiguous...
What's the OA and source? :?
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