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by faraz_jeddah » Tue Sep 10, 2013 2:37 am
According to the national safari park representatives, in June 2010 there were 1270 visitors, almost 70 percent of the total visitors, twice as much as December 2009.

A - twice as much as December 2009
B - twice as many as December 2009
C - double the figure for December 2009
D - double what it was in December 2009
E - a number double that of December 2009's

I dont have the OA but is it D
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by Java_85 » Tue Sep 10, 2013 11:19 am
IMO it's C
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by faraz_jeddah » Tue Sep 10, 2013 12:03 pm
Java_85 wrote:IMO it's C
I think you're right. "It" in D is ambiguous.

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by vinay1983 » Tue Sep 10, 2013 6:08 pm
faraz_jeddah wrote:According to the national safari park representatives, in June 2010 there were 1270 visitors, almost 70 percent of the total visitors, twice as much as December 2009.

A - twice as much as December 2009
B - twice as many as December 2009
C - double the figure for December 2009
D - double what it was in December 2009
E - a number double that of December 2009's

I don't have the OA but is it D
Why is E wrong?
You can, for example never foretell what any one man will do, but you can say with precision what an average number will be up to!
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by faraz_jeddah » Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:10 pm
that of December 2009's

I believe that the highlighted words are redundant.
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by vinay1983 » Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:40 pm
faraz_jeddah wrote:that of December 2009's

I believe that the highlighted words are redundant.
faraz but don't you think that here 2009's means figures of 2009's?Like figures of 2009!My guess is on this line
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by faraz_jeddah » Tue Sep 10, 2013 10:17 pm
How about I illustrate it with an example.

This is John's notebook.
This is the notebook of John's.

Might not be the best example but this is how I see it.
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by vinay1983 » Tue Sep 10, 2013 10:58 pm
faraz_jeddah wrote:How about I illustrate it with an example.

This is John's notebook.
This is the notebook of John's.

Might not be the best example but this is how I see it.
Actually as you said it is redundant, then "a number double of December 2009's" would this be correct then?

D can be a contender then
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by faraz_jeddah » Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:17 pm
vinay1983 wrote: Actually as you said it is redundant, then "a number double of December 2009's" would this be correct then?
Sounds good to me. Still waiting for an expert to reply. :oops:
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by faraz_jeddah » Wed Sep 11, 2013 11:30 pm
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by ganeshrkamath » Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:45 am
faraz_jeddah wrote:According to the national safari park representatives, in June 2010 there were 1270 visitors, almost 70 percent of the total visitors, twice as much as December 2009.

A - twice as much as December 2009
B - twice as many as December 2009
C - double the figure for December 2009
D - double what it was in December 2009
E - a number double that of December 2009's

I dont have the OA but is it D
I would go with D too.

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by faraz_jeddah » Fri Sep 13, 2013 12:40 am
The OA is indeed C.
Java_85 got it correct!

Explanation here - https://edvento.com/blog/gmat-weekly-cha ... um=twitter
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by kelliezhang » Fri Sep 13, 2013 5:48 pm
what does "it" refer to?
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faraz_jeddah wrote:According to the national safari park representatives, in June 2010 there were 1270 visitors, almost 70 percent of the total visitors, twice as much as December 2009.

A - twice as much as December 2009
B - twice as many as December 2009
C - double the figure for December 2009
D - double what it was in December 2009
E - a number double that of December 2009's

I dont have the OA but is it D
I would go with D too.

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by lunarpower » Tue Oct 08, 2013 12:26 am
I received a private message about this problem.

This problem is essentially a carbon copy of an old OG problem. It's in the 11th edition, near the beginning of the SC chapter.
The original sentence says:
A survey by the National Council of Churches showed that in 1986 there were 20,376 female ministers, almost 9 percent of the nation's clergy, twice as much as 1977

The other choices are basically the same as the ones here.

The correct answer is "double the figure for 1977".


Don't waste your time with this source. If you have the older OG edition, check that out instead.

In any case, this problem is likely not very important -- it was, after all, removed in the transition from the 11th to the 12th edition OG.


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by lunarpower » Tue Oct 08, 2013 12:26 am
Faraz, yes, "that of xxxx's" is redundant. The "of" indicates that the thing belongs to xxxx; the apostrophe+s serves the same purpose.
e.g.,
California's public universities --> fine
the public universities of California --> fine
the public universities of California's --> not fine. redundant.

Arizona's public universities charge less tuition than California's --> fine.
Arizona's public universities charge less tuition than those of California --> fine.
Arizona's public universities charge less tuition than those of California's --> not fine. redundant.
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