Senior executives had a larger percentage increase in pay in 1990 than the wages of other salaried workers.
(A) Senior executives had a larger percentage increase in pay in 1990 than
(B) The percentage of senior executives' pay *increase in 1990 was larger than for
(C) The 1990 increase in pay for senior executives *was larger in terms of percentage than
(D) In 1990 senior executives had a larger pay *increase in terms of percentage than did
(E) The pay of senior executives increased in 1990 *by a larger percentage than did
OA after some discussion, Please choose with support!
Good one, Senior executives
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GmatKiss wrote:Senior executives had a larger percentage increase in pay in 1990 than the wages of other salaried workers.
(A) Senior executives had a larger percentage *increase in pay in 1990 than
(B) The percentage of senior executives' pay *increase in 1990 was larger than for
(C) The 1990 increase in pay for senior executives *was larger in terms of percentage than
(D) In 1990 senior executives had a larger pay *increase in terms of percentage than did
(E) The pay of senior executives increased in 1990 *by a larger percentage than did
OA after some discussion, Please choose with support!
IMO:A
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E is the only one which makes sense since it compares pay and wages. All other flouts the rule of comparision.
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Okay, typical comparison question,
Here you compare 2 things and one of them if outside the underlined portion (wages of other salaried workers). Hence we need to find a like quantity to compare wages to: only E makes a like comparison (compares pay of senior ex to wages of other workers)
E
Here you compare 2 things and one of them if outside the underlined portion (wages of other salaried workers). Hence we need to find a like quantity to compare wages to: only E makes a like comparison (compares pay of senior ex to wages of other workers)
E