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by Mo2men » Sun Oct 23, 2016 12:08 am
Dorn Consulting handles much more sophisticated issues than comparable consulting firms, and they have less percentage of employees with advanced degrees.

A) comparable consulting firms, and they have less
B) comparable consulting firms, and it has fewer
C) comparable consulting firms do, and it has a lower
D) do comparable consulting firms, and they have not as many
E) do comparable consulting firms, and it has less

OA:C

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When using word 'percent', is it countable or uncountable? As far as I know it should be uncountable and hence use 'less'.

Is word 'percent' the same as ''percentage'?
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by GMATGuruNY » Sun Oct 23, 2016 3:50 am
A data point cannot be more or less.
Incorrect:
The rate was more.
The percentage was more.
The proportion was less.
The probability was less.

To express a change in a data point, we generally use comparatives such as HIGHER/GREATER/SMALLER/LOWER.
Correct:
The rate was HIGHER.
The percentage was GREATER.
The proportion was SMALLER.
The probability was LOWER.
Mo2men wrote:Dorn Consulting handles much more sophisticated issues than comparable consulting firms, and they have less percentage of employees with advanced degrees.

A) comparable consulting firms, and they have less
B) comparable consulting firms, and it has fewer
C) comparable consulting firms do, and it has a lower
D) do comparable consulting firms, and they have not as many
E) do comparable consulting firms, and it has less
In A and E, they (plural) does not agree with Dorn Consulting (singular).
Eliminate A and E.

In B, fewer cannot serve to refer to an uncountable noun such as percentage.
Eliminate B.

In E, less cannot serve to refer to a data point such as percentage.
Eliminate E.

The correct answer is C.
Is word 'percent' the same as ''percentage'?
Use percent after a number:
twenty percent of students
Use percentage when no number is present:
a higher percentage of people.
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by aflaam » Wed Oct 26, 2016 4:34 pm
Hello Guru,
Dorn Consulting handles much more sophisticated issues than comparable consulting firms, and they have less percentage of employees with advanced degrees.

A) comparable consulting firms, and they have less
B) comparable consulting firms, and it has fewer
C) comparable consulting firms do, and it has a lower
D) do comparable consulting firms, and they have not as many
E) do comparable consulting firms, and it has less
Is the placement of do in E also problematic?
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by aflaam » Fri Oct 28, 2016 10:23 pm
Can someone please help me out with this one?
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