I had seen below question in GMAT official guide 2017.
A long term study of some 1,000 physicians indicates that the more coffee these doctors drank, the more they had a likelihood of coronary disease.
They have given answer as greater was the likelihood of having coronary disease.
Can some body explain why can't we use more was their likelihood...
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likelihood is a numerical quantity.
for comparisons involving numerical quantities, more cannot be used. We use greater for this purpose
one number is more than another number--> incorrect
one number is greater than another number--> correct
for comparisons involving numerical quantities, more cannot be used. We use greater for this purpose
one number is more than another number--> incorrect
one number is greater than another number--> correct
