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by GMATMadeEasy » Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:36 am
Can these two statements be used interchangeably ?

The same amount of acreage produces double the number of apples.

The same amount of acreage produces twice the number of apples.
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by GMATMadeEasy » Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:21 am
Could someone explain whether there is a difference between these two ?
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by tetura84 » Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:49 am
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by Brian@VeritasPrep » Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:15 pm
Hey, actually - take a look at the logic of both of those sentences here...I don't think either of them is correct. Does the acreage produce the number? It produces apples, so really you'd need to say "twice as many apples" here.

Not to make this even more confusing, but when I saw your examples that was the first thing that jumped out at me; and I like that, because logic is a lot easier to reproduce on test day than some of these really technical, obscure idiomatic rules.
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by GMATMadeEasy » Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:17 pm
@Brian : Sorry i didnt edit well this question from OG . Let me make it simple with a prelimanry sentence .

Countable quantity example:
The number of apples in this container is double the number of apples in that container.
The number of apples in this container is twice the number of apples in that container.

Uncountable quantity example:
Milk in this container is double the amount of the milk in that container.
Milk in this container is twice the amount of the milk in that container.

Could you suggest which one of these are correct and why ?
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by singh181 » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:13 pm
GMATMadeEasy wrote:@Brian : Sorry i didnt edit well this question from OG . Let me make it simple with a prelimanry sentence .

Countable quantity example:
The number of apples in this container is double the number of apples in that container.
The number of apples in this container is twice the number of apples in that container.

Uncountable quantity example:
Milk in this container is double the amount of the milk in that container.
Milk in this container is twice the amount of the milk in that container.

Could you suggest which one of these are correct and why ?
Usually, Twice or Thrice etc. are used with "as many as" construction.
For example:
The number of apples in this container is twice as many as the number of apples in that container.
Milk in this container is twice as much as the amount of the milk in that container.
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by GMATMadeEasy » Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:53 pm
@singh181 : I agre with you and I am aware of it :) . However , the question is to understand the difference in twice and double . Alos, have a look at link above, one person who has replied has done a great job.

I wait for Brian to respond.
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