In the 1980's the rate of increase of the minority population of the United States was nearly twice as fast as the 1970's.
(A) twice as fast as
(B) twice as fast as it was in
(C) twice what it was in
(D) two times faster than that of
(E) two times greater than
Q/A-C why not b
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(A) twice as fast as - rate can never be fast
(B) twice as fast as it was in -rate can never be fast
(C) twice what it was in - correct
(D) two times faster than that of - rate can never be fast
(E) two times greater than - comparision issue
(B) twice as fast as it was in -rate can never be fast
(C) twice what it was in - correct
(D) two times faster than that of - rate can never be fast
(E) two times greater than - comparision issue
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Hi Ankitaverma,
This SC is built around a Comparison, so we have to follow Comparison rules (these rules also include Parallelism rules).
The first part of the comparison is "...the rate of increase...", which means the second part of the comparison MUST also be a "rate of increase." It's also worth noting that a "rate" can be twice another "rate", but it can't be "twice as fast."
The only answer that follows these rules is C.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
This SC is built around a Comparison, so we have to follow Comparison rules (these rules also include Parallelism rules).
The first part of the comparison is "...the rate of increase...", which means the second part of the comparison MUST also be a "rate of increase." It's also worth noting that a "rate" can be twice another "rate", but it can't be "twice as fast."
The only answer that follows these rules is C.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
