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by ska7945 » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:01 pm
According to the enrollment statistics published by U.S. medical schools, the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school.
a)
b) as many female as male students are currently enrolled in medical school
c) the number of female students is as many as that of male students currently enrolled in medical school
d) as great as the number of female is the number of male students currently enrolled in medical school
e) female and male students are currently enrolled in equal numbers in medical school

oa B.
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by ska7945 » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:03 pm
is b better than c because c is wordier?
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in a, not an aswer because equivalent to is akward?
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by gmatmachoman » Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:10 pm
my Answer is (C)

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by logitech » Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:24 pm
gmatmachoman wrote:my Answer is (C)

Plz post the OA
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Re: enrollment statistics

by Stockmoose16 » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:19 pm
ska7945 wrote:According to the enrollment statistics published by U.S. medical schools, the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school.
a)
b) as many female as male students are currently enrolled in medical school
c) the number of female students is as many as that of male students currently enrolled in medical school
d) as great as the number of female is the number of male students currently enrolled in medical school
e) female and male students are currently enrolled in equal numbers in medical school

oa B.
What's wrong with A?
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Re: enrollment statistics

by logitech » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:31 pm
Stockmoose16 wrote: What's wrong with A?
First of all , it is wordier!

Second

"In GMAT equal should be used only in its strictest sense, for example, 4 + 3 is equal to 5 + 2.



equivalent, GMAT says, is preferable when we are saying that two things are not entirely identical, but are almost equal. For example, Country X spent $XX on something, equivalent to the GDP of Country Y. "
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by vittalgmat » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:35 pm
Here is my take on why A is not correct.

"the number of ... is equivalent .. to the number of .." is not correct/ackward.
Generally "equivalent" is used to relate /compare two dissimilar things
eg. Climbing mission peak once a week is equivalent to walking 2 miles daily.
In the question both are number and can be directly compared. Hence "equivalent" is not appropriate.

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