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by aditya8062 » Wed Oct 08, 2014 10:21 pm
Many fear the epidemic of obesity in America; the amount of food consumed per
person in America is as much as thrice that consumed in Japan.
(A) as much as thrice that consumed in Japan
(B) as much as thrice that of Japan's consumption
(C) up to three times of Japan's consumption
(D) up to three times what Japanese consumed
(E) up to triple the amount the Japanese consumed
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by GMATGuruNY » Thu Oct 09, 2014 3:06 am
aditya8062 wrote:Many fear the epidemic of obesity in America; the amount of food consumed per
person in America is as much as thrice that consumed in Japan.
(A) as much as thrice that consumed in Japan
(B) as much as thrice that of Japan's consumption
(C) up to three times of Japan's consumption
(D) up to three times what Japanese consumed
(E) up to triple the amount the Japanese consumed
A: The amount of food consumed per person in America is thrice that consumed in Japan.
Here, that seems to be standing in for the amount of food.
Implied comparison:
THE AMOUNT OF FOOD CONSUMED PER PERSON in America is thrice THE AMOUNT OF FOOD CONSUMED IN JAPAN.
This meaning is nonsensical.
It is not possible that EACH PERSON in America eats three times the amount of food eaten IN AN ENTIRE COUNTRY.

None of the answer choices fixes this error.
Ignore this SC.

Also, thrice (which means three times) is an antiquated word.
It is extremely unlikely that an official SC will use this word.
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by aditya8062 » Thu Oct 09, 2014 3:34 am
thanks Guru
kindly also tell me if "amount" and "as much as" would be tagged redundant in the same sentence?
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by GMATGuruNY » Thu Oct 09, 2014 4:51 am
aditya8062 wrote:thanks Guru
kindly also tell me if "amount" and "as much as" would be tagged redundant in the same sentence?
The amount in X is twice that in Y.
The amount in X is twice as much as that in Y.

The phrase in red adds no meaning to the sentence.
For this reason, I would be skeptical of an answer choice that states that one amount is AS MUCH AS another amount.
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