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by leo » Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:31 am
Since 1970 the number of Blacks elected to state and federal offices in the United States has multiplied nearly four times.
(A) has multiplied nearly four times
(B) has almost quadrupled
(C) has almost multiplied by four
(D) is almost four times as great
(E) is nearly fourfold what it was

Is the answer A or B? pl explain.
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Re: GMAT Prep Question

by isisalaska » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:46 am
leo wrote:Since 1970 the number of Blacks elected to state and federal offices in the United States has multiplied nearly four times.
(A) has multiplied nearly four times
(B) has almost quadrupled
(C) has almost multiplied by four
(D) is almost four times as great
(E) is nearly fourfold what it was

Is the answer A or B? pl explain.
This senetnce requieres the present perfect tense since it starts with "since", hence A,B or C.. A and C are wordy, I go with B.
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by 800GMAT » Fri Apr 13, 2007 3:52 pm
I'd choose B too
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by reply2spg » Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:50 pm
Why C is wrong?

I just guessed B here, but very hard to get rid of C
leo wrote:Since 1970 the number of Blacks elected to state and federal offices in the United States has multiplied nearly four times.
(A) has multiplied nearly four times
(B) has almost quadrupled
(C) has almost multiplied by four
(D) is almost four times as great
(E) is nearly fourfold what it was

Is the answer A or B? pl explain.
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by abhigang » Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:43 pm
IMO B. The reason being it is short and precise and conveys a proper idea.

The problem , I feel with C is "amost multiplied" which gives a meaning that is it not multiplied but almost multiplied.
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by diebeatsthegmat » Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:49 pm
leo wrote:Since 1970 the number of Blacks elected to state and federal offices in the United States has multiplied nearly four times.
(A) has multiplied nearly four times
(B) has almost quadrupled
(C) has almost multiplied by four
(D) is almost four times as great
(E) is nearly fourfold what it was

Is the answer A or B? pl explain.
B is correct. its short and has correct grammar
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by mastvita » Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:35 pm
I think multiplied and times are redundant
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by smartmundu » Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:15 am
i go with B,

Quadrupled is more concise
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