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by alex.gellatly » Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:55 pm
A new hair-growing drug is being sold for three times the price, per milligram, as the drug's maker charges for another product with the same active ingredient.

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

OA: d , can someone please explain?
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by ice_rush » Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:31 pm
are you sure the OA you posted is correct? I think the answer should be [spoiler](C)[/spoiler]
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by GmatKiss » Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:11 am
A new hair-growing drug is being sold for three times the price, per milligram, as the drug's maker charges for another product with the same active ingredient.

A. as - wrong!
B. than - no comparison used here
C. that - refers to the price
D. of what - awkward
E. at which - awkward

IMO: C
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by GMATGuruNY » Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:41 am
alex.gellatly wrote:A new hair-growing drug is being sold for three times the price, per milligram, as the drug's maker charges for another product with the same active ingredient.

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

OA: d , can someone please explain?
Thanks
The drug is being sold for three times WHAT?
For three times THE PRICE THAT THE DRUG'S MAKER CHARGES FOR ANOTHER PRODUCT.

The correct answer is C.

Answer choice D has an error of redundancy: what the drug's maker charges = the PRICE.
Thus, the price of what the drug's maker charges = the PRICE of the PRICE.
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by alex.gellatly » Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:17 am
Thanks everyone, that's what I thought, too! It's from a downloaded package from GMAT PREP, so maybe their OA is incorrect. I was very confused when I saw the answer.
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