New Jersey’s is one of the five highest number of reported

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aspirant2011: Legendary Member; Posts: 1574; Joined: Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:52 amFollowed by: 13 members; Thanked: 88 times

by aspirant2011 » Sun Apr 24, 2011 7:13 am

New Jersey’s is one of the five highest number of reported cases of Lyme disease in the United States.

(A) New Jersey’s is one of the five highest number of reported
(B) New Jersey’s is one of the five highest numbers in reporting
(C) New Jersey has a report of one of the five highest numbers of
(D) New Jersey has one of the five highest numbers of reported
(E) New Jersey reports one of the five highest number of

[spoiler]In D don't you feel that "numbers of" is a wrong word to use. I read somewhere that the usage of "numbers of" is not correct in GMAT.......is this true[/spoiler]

Source: Beat The GMAT — Sentence Correction | Sun Apr 24, 2011 7:13 am

vineeshp: Legendary Member; Posts: 965; Joined: Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:52 amFollowed by: 34 members; Thanked: 156 times; GMAT Score:720

by vineeshp » Sun Apr 24, 2011 7:29 am

OA D.
From your query part, I assume that the answer is D.

Well numbers in this context is right. There are 5 numbers reported from probably 5 different state. New Jersey is one among these 5 numbers.

Anyway the other answers don't seem to work. I go with D.

Vineesh,
Just telling you what I know and think. I am not the expert.

rohu27: Legendary Member; Posts: 586; Joined: Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:38 amFollowed by: 5 members; Thanked: 31 times; GMAT Score:730

by rohu27 » Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:43 am

kudos google, here u go

https://www.beatthegmat.com/numbers-of-f ... 85-15.html

Have time? https://www.beatthegmat.com/730-q-50-v40 ... 88058.html

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by AIM GMAT » Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:55 am

I would opt for D .

A and B are clearly out .

Left with B which talks about "report" , E says "highest number of". Overall meaning wise D seems best .

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AIM GMAT

aspirant2011: Legendary Member; Posts: 1574; Joined: Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:52 amFollowed by: 13 members; Thanked: 88 times

by aspirant2011 » Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:08 am

thanks rohu27...........ur link was useful

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