NeedThatFire wrote:Also shouldn't "The number" point to singular student? rather than students?

aspirant2011 wrote:I think we cannot use "equivalent to" in GMAT when we are comparing people..........please correct me if I am wrong but I read this rule somewhere

realizedream wrote:According to the enrollment statistics published by U.S. medical schools, the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school.
(A) the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school
(B) as many female as male students are currently enrolled in medical school
(C) the number of female students is as many as that of male students currently enrolled in medical school
(D) as great as the number of female is the number of male students currently enrolled in medical school
(E) female and male students are currently enrolled in equal numbers in medical school

Source: Kap 800

[spoiler]Doubt: Why is E incorrect? IMO, it makes it more clear than B. Isn't equal numbers correct usage? Because we are comparing two numbers here.
OA: B[/spoiler]

GMATGuruNY wrote:

realizedream wrote:According to the enrollment statistics published by U.S. medical schools, the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school.
(A) the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school
(B) as many female as male students are currently enrolled in medical school
(C) the number of female students is as many as that of male students currently enrolled in medical school
(D) as great as the number of female is the number of male students currently enrolled in medical school
(E) female and male students are currently enrolled in equal numbers in medical school

Source: Kap 800

[spoiler]Doubt: Why is E incorrect? IMO, it makes it more clear than B. Isn't equal numbers correct usage? Because we are comparing two numbers here.
OA: B[/spoiler]

Notice when a modifier changes position in the answer choices.

In A, C and D, the placement of currently enrolled next to male students implies that only the male students are currently enrolled. It must be clear what a modifier is modifying. Eliminate A, C and D.

B is better than E because B places in medical school next to enrolled, the verb being modified. A modifier should be as close as possible to what it's modifying. Eliminate E.

The correct answer is B.

aspirant2011 wrote:

GMATGuruNY wrote:

realizedream wrote:According to the enrollment statistics published by U.S. medical schools, the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school.
(A) the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school
(B) as many female as male students are currently enrolled in medical school
(C) the number of female students is as many as that of male students currently enrolled in medical school
(D) as great as the number of female is the number of male students currently enrolled in medical school
(E) female and male students are currently enrolled in equal numbers in medical school

Source: Kap 800

[spoiler]Doubt: Why is E incorrect? IMO, it makes it more clear than B. Isn't equal numbers correct usage? Because we are comparing two numbers here.
OA: B[/spoiler]

Notice when a modifier changes position in the answer choices.

In A, C and D, the placement of currently enrolled next to male students implies that only the male students are currently enrolled. It must be clear what a modifier is modifying. Eliminate A, C and D.

B is better than E because B places in medical school next to enrolled, the verb being modified. A modifier should be as close as possible to what it's modifying. Eliminate E.

The correct answer is B.

Hi GMATGURUNY,

Can we use "equivalent to" when we refer to people???????

GMATGuruNY wrote:

aspirant2011 wrote:

GMATGuruNY wrote:

realizedream wrote:According to the enrollment statistics published by U.S. medical schools, the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school.
(A) the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school
(B) as many female as male students are currently enrolled in medical school
(C) the number of female students is as many as that of male students currently enrolled in medical school
(D) as great as the number of female is the number of male students currently enrolled in medical school
(E) female and male students are currently enrolled in equal numbers in medical school

Source: Kap 800

[spoiler]Doubt: Why is E incorrect? IMO, it makes it more clear than B. Isn't equal numbers correct usage? Because we are comparing two numbers here.
OA: B[/spoiler]

Notice when a modifier changes position in the answer choices.

In A, C and D, the placement of currently enrolled next to male students implies that only the male students are currently enrolled. It must be clear what a modifier is modifying. Eliminate A, C and D.

B is better than E because B places in medical school next to enrolled, the verb being modified. A modifier should be as close as possible to what it's modifying. Eliminate E.

The correct answer is B.

Hi GMATGURUNY,

Can we use "equivalent to" when we refer to people???????

We when we say that X is equivalent to Y, we imply that X and Y are equal in value or rank.

One glass of orange juice is nutritionally equivalent to two oranges.

We don't typically use equivalent to compare actual numbers.

In A, it seems strange to say that the number of female students is equivalent to the number of male students, because we are not judging the value of the number of each group; we are counting the actual number. Thus, it's better to say that one number is equal to the other number.