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aditya8062
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Analytics firms report that global Internet usage through mobile devices rose to 8.5 percent in 2012, nearly twice the 2011 figure of 4.3 percent.
A) nearly twice the 2011 figure of 4.3 percent
B) nearly doubling the 2011 figure of 4.3 percent
C) nearly doubling 2011's 4.3 percent
D) nearly double that of 2011's 4.3 percent
E) almost double the 2011 figure of 4.3 percent
my concern: the proclaimed answer is B; however I find that A can be correct because "TWICE" in A can modify "8.5 percent" as is done in the following official question
According to surveys by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, about 20 percent ofyoung adults used cocaine in 1979, doubling those reported in the 1977 survey.
(A) doubling those reported in the 1977 survey
(B) to double the number the 1977 survey reported
(C) twice those the 1977 survey reported
(D) twice as much as those reported in the 1977 survey
(E) twice the number reported in the 1977 survey-------->correct answer
A) nearly twice the 2011 figure of 4.3 percent
B) nearly doubling the 2011 figure of 4.3 percent
C) nearly doubling 2011's 4.3 percent
D) nearly double that of 2011's 4.3 percent
E) almost double the 2011 figure of 4.3 percent
my concern: the proclaimed answer is B; however I find that A can be correct because "TWICE" in A can modify "8.5 percent" as is done in the following official question
According to surveys by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, about 20 percent ofyoung adults used cocaine in 1979, doubling those reported in the 1977 survey.
(A) doubling those reported in the 1977 survey
(B) to double the number the 1977 survey reported
(C) twice those the 1977 survey reported
(D) twice as much as those reported in the 1977 survey
(E) twice the number reported in the 1977 survey-------->correct answer
Last edited by aditya8062 on Sat Jan 09, 2016 5:33 am, edited 2 times in total.
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