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by whats_in_the_store » Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:29 pm
According to a study by a prominent think tank, the defense budget of Country X might, in five years time, fund more than 70 billion dollars annually for research and development, equivalent to private grants.
A)equivalent to private grants
B)equivalent to that which is provided by private grants
C)equal to what private grants provide
D)as much as private grants
E)as much as private grants provide
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by aditya8062 » Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:01 pm
my take wud be E
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by sana.noor » Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:00 am
E for me...isnt "equivalent to" wrong?
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by aditya8062 » Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:24 am
"equivalent to" is not wrong per se but i find its usage here weird for the following reason :
1) it gives me a notion that the amount contributed by private grants is almost equal to what defense budget had spent .this might not be the case
we can definitely say X is equivalent to Y but in that case they are numerically equal

2)the usage of "equivalent to" after comma somehow make me feel as if reserch and development is equivalent to to private grants
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by whats_in_the_store » Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:34 am
Hey Aditya

Can you please explain point 1)?
OA is indeed E
Why you guys have discarded option C?

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by GMATGuruNY » Wed Feb 27, 2013 7:35 am
whats_in_the_store wrote:According to a study by a prominent think tank, the defense budget of Country X might, in five years time, fund more than 70 billion dollars annually for research and development, equivalent to private grants.
A)equivalent to private grants
B)equivalent to that which is provided by private grants
C)equal to what private grants provide
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E)as much as private grants provide
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by whats_in_the_store » Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:31 am
Thanks Mitch

The GMAC question compares people, but this question here talks about the defense budget amount! Why is C incorrect? Please explain.
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by aditya8062 » Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:37 am
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C is wrong exactly for the same reason ."equal" gives notion that the two quantities are matching in exact number
for instance if i say X equals Y i mean they are numerically equal
here the intention of the sentence was to say that something is as much as the other thing
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by GMATGuruNY » Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:45 am
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whats_in_the_store wrote:Thanks Mitch

The GMAC question compares people, but this question here talks about the defense budget amount! Why is C incorrect? Please explain.
In C, the meaning of what private grants provide is unclear.
WHAT exactly do you private grants PROVIDE?
In the OA, it is crystal clear that ONE AMOUNT (70 billion dollars) is being compared to ANOTHER AMOUNT (as much as private grants provide).
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by whats_in_the_store » Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:52 am
Hey Aditya, experts et al

Am I correct in saying?
Aditya's budget for party is 1 hundred dollars, equal to what I'm going to spend!

I don't know if this is an overkill, sorry to bother you so much!
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