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by massi2884 » Fri May 11, 2012 10:03 am
In 1979 lack of rain reduced India's rice production to about 41 million tons, nearly 25 percent less than those of the 1978 harvest.

A.less than those of the 1978 harvest
B.less than the 1978 harvest
C.less than 1978
D.fewer than 1978
E.fewer than that of India's 1978 harvest
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by Birottam Dutta » Fri May 11, 2012 10:29 am
The correct comparison here will be using less than and not fewer than because fewer than is used to compare a discreet number of things. This leaves A, B and C.

A is incorrect in using those of
C compares harvest with the year 1978 so incorrect.

B is correct
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by ice_rush » Fri May 11, 2012 2:44 pm
(B) it is.
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by jordan23 » Sat May 12, 2012 9:56 am
one more vote for B
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by GmatKiss » Sat May 12, 2012 10:13 am
easy B
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by krishna239455 » Sat May 12, 2012 10:13 am
IMO: B

Since we are comparing rice production, I think "less than that of the 1978 harvest" will make it more correct.

Just saying "of 1978 harvest" is not suffecient.
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