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by atulmangal » Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:57 am
Traffic safety officials predict that drivers will be equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as the current one.
A. equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as
B. equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are
C. equally likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as
D. as likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as
E. as likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are

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by AIM GMAT » Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:06 am
IMO E .

as likely ... as .

I think this option does the correct comparison.
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by MAAJ » Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:41 am
Traffic safety officials predict that drivers will be equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as the current one.

I believe that (A) is wrong because it compares drivers to speed limit.

IMO it's between B and E, I would pick E because of idiom "as likely to" vs "equally likely to"

(B) Drivers will be equally likely to exceed X limit as they are [exceeding] the current one

(E) Drivers will be as likely to exceed X as they are [exceeding] the current cone
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by aspirant2011 » Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:54 am
I would go with A because the sentence ends in "current one" but the action verb "do" is hidden and which we need to add.................wats the OA????
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by singh181 » Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:26 am
"Likely that" is incorrect. "likely to" is the correct form. So, C and D are out.
"equally ...as" is an incorrect structure. "Equally" should be used alone.
So, A and B are out.

IMO E
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by gmat_perfect » Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:44 am
atulmangal wrote:Traffic safety officials predict that drivers will be equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as the current one.
A. equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as
B. equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are
C. equally likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as
D. as likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as
E. as likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are

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The pronoun "They" is ambiguous in ABCD.

They is the subject, and both officials and drivers are the subjects.

A should be correct.
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by GMATMadeEasy » Tue Mar 29, 2011 1:49 pm
Answer should be E . what is the OA ?

They is not ambiguous. Usage of equally is incorrect .
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by Target2009 » Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:49 pm
IMO E: Just to add, We can eliminate A C D cause all choice have "as" and we know As + Clause is correct sentence structure. That used correctly in B & E only.


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by champmag » Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:35 am
IMO: A. 'They' in the options B,C,D,E is ambigous.
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by GMATGuruNY » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:24 am
atulmangal wrote:Traffic safety officials predict that drivers will be equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as the current one.
A. equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as
B. equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are
C. equally likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as
D. as likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as
E. as likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are

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In A, B and C, equally...as is not idiomatic.

Correct: X and Y are equally qualified.
Correct: X is as qualified as Y.
Incorrect: X is equally qualified as Y.

Eliminate A, B and C.

In D, as likely that is not idiomatic. The correct idiom is X is likely to Y. Eliminate D.

The correct answer is E.
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by HSPA » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:41 am
Hi Mitch,

to what is this 'one' refering to?
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by aspirant2011 » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:57 am
Hi GMATGuruNY,

What is "they" refering to in option E???????
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by GMATGuruNY » Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:06 am
One = speed limit.
They = drivers.
To exceed is omitted but is understood.

...drivers are as likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they (the drivers) are [to exceed] the current one (speed limit).
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by earnest10 » Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:58 am
E use the right Idiom
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by atulmangal » Thu Mar 31, 2011 3:13 am
OA is E guys
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