Sentence Correction

I always seem to get these complex type of questions wrong - would appreciate some help as to where Im going wrong. Im not sure whether im identifying multiple errors or seeing things which dont exist.

1) The autombile company announced that the average price of next year's models would decrease four-tenths of one percent, amounting to about $72, as compared with comparably equipped cars and trucks this year


a) The autombile company announced that the average price of next year's models would decrease four-tenths of one percent, amounting to about $72, as compared with comparably equipped cars and trucks this year.

b) The autombile company announced that the average price of next year's cars and trucks would decrease four-tenths of one percent, or about $72, from that of compared with comparably equipped cars and trucks this year.

c) The autombile company announced that there would be a decrease of four-tenths of one percent in next year's models' average price , or about $72, below this this year's comparably equipped cars and trucks.

d) Compared to comparably equipped models this year, the automobile company announced that the average price of next year's cars and trucks would decrease about $72, less by four-tenths of one percent

e) Contrasted with comparably equipped cars and trucks of this year, the automobile company announced that the average price of next year's models would decrease about $72, or four-tenths of one percent

Amount to or amounting? Compared with or compared to? Does the placing of cars and trucks v models matter?




Q2) An international team of astronomers working at telescopes in the Canary islands and Spain has detected at least 18 huge gas spheres estimated to have 5 to 15 times the mass of Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet.


a) astronomers working at telescopes in the Canary islands and Spain has detected at least 18 huge gas spheres estimated to have 5 to 15 times the mass of Jupiter

b) astronomers working at telescopes in the Canary islands and Spain has detected at least 18 huge gas spheres estimated to be 5 to 15 times Jupiter's mass

c) astronomers is working at telescopes in the Canary islands and Spain, having detected at least 18 huge gas spheres that are estimated at 5 to 15 times the mass of Jupiter

d) astronomers, working at telescopes in the Canary islands and Spain, and has detected at least 18 huge gas spheres estimated at 5 to 15 times the mass of Jupiter

e) astronomers, working at telescopes in the Canary islands and Spain, has detected at least 18 huge gas spheres estimated to be 5 to 15 times Jupiter's mass


In my opinion, two of the answers above should work. would be great to get your views. Thanks!

Post one question per thread/post....

The answer should be A. The second part of the sentence has to refer to Jupiter not its mass.

IMO for first question, the answer is b. Compares price with price of other cars by using that of. other answer choices compares price to cars.

is b the OA

The answer for Q2 should be C.

Is answer to both the questions A?

I re-posted them given the moderators comments.

Looks like Q1 is B
https://www.beatthegmat.com/tricky-sc-t9439.html#39776

IMO: A E