Sentence Correction

1. According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas

(A) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice
(B) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing
(C) minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing
(D) it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice（C）
(E) it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice

The OA is C . When do we use the term four times more likely vs. four times as likely? Can someone explain the difference in usage in the GMAT context? thanks.

I would have gone for A..

any one to comment...??

My pick is A too...
What is the q' source?

I am not very sure about the difference between four times more likely vs. four times as likely but i picked (C) because it says : 'to plan on practicing'.

Idiom is "likely + infinitive".. Hence C (likely to)

agree with dumb.dufoos.

4 times more likely than X...=>5 times as likely as X .not the same as 4 times as likey as X

To explain this better lemme use an example:

if we say M is 4 times as much as N, it means that M=4N
But if we say M is 4 times more than N, it means that, M= 4N + N = 5N which actually changes the meaning.

Same is true here. hence C is the answer!!!

I searched this question in GMAt sets ... the OA given is A...

I am confused.. whts the source ...??

hk wrote:To explain this better lemme use an example:

if we say M is 4 times as much as N, it means that M=4N
But if we say M is 4 times more than N, it means that, M= 4N + N = 5N which actually changes the meaning.

Same is true here. hence C is the answer!!!

By your logic, wouldn't C have changed the meaning of the original???

yeloaw wrote:

hk wrote:To explain this better lemme use an example:

if we say M is 4 times as much as N, it means that M=4N
But if we say M is 4 times more than N, it means that, M= 4N + N = 5N which actually changes the meaning.

Same is true here. hence C is the answer!!!

By your logic, wouldn't C have changed the meaning of the original???

yes, but C is the only one that is grammaticlly correct. the correct idiom is "likely to". none of the other choices get this right. even if we were to stick to "4 times more than likely than", it would still be wrong due to the wrong idiom usage. the intended meaning therefore is "4 times as likely as".

hey ,
can any one please explain this with answer,




PS:looking for explanation, more than answer