Quickest approach:geet wrote:A recent review of pay scales indicates that CEO�s now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times in 1980.
A. that CEO�s now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times
B. that, on average, CEO�s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, a ratio that compares to 42 times
C. that, on average, CEO�s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio
D. CEO�s who now earn on average 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio
E. CEO�s now earning an average of 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, compared to the ratio of 42 times
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The correct idiom is X is Y times Z. In A and D, 419 times more pay is redundant. Eliminate A and D.
Of the remaining answers, only C compares apples to apples: 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay. B and E make incorrect comparisons, as shown by the words above that I've highlighted in red. Eliminate B and E.
The correct answer is C.