aditya8062 wrote:Many fear the epidemic of obesity in America; the amount of food consumed per
person in America is as much as thrice that consumed in Japan.
(A) as much as thrice that consumed in Japan
(B) as much as thrice that of Japan's consumption
(C) up to three times of Japan's consumption
(D) up to three times what Japanese consumed
(E) up to triple the amount the Japanese consumed
A:
The amount of food consumed per person in America is thrice that consumed in Japan.
Here,
that seems to be standing in for
the amount of food.
Implied comparison:
THE AMOUNT OF FOOD CONSUMED PER PERSON in America is thrice THE AMOUNT OF FOOD CONSUMED IN JAPAN.
This meaning is nonsensical.
It is not possible that EACH PERSON in America eats three times the amount of food eaten IN AN ENTIRE COUNTRY.
None of the answer choices fixes this error.
Ignore this SC.
Also,
thrice (which means
three times) is an antiquated word.
It is extremely unlikely that an official SC will use this word.
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