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by codesnooker » Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:19 am
Question:
A recent national study of the public schools shows that there are now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were four years ago.
(A) there are now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were
(B) there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were
(C) there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many as there were
(D) every thirty-two pupils now have one microcomputer, four times as many than there were
(E) every thirty-two pupils now has one microcomputer, four times as many as
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by reachac » Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:28 am
IMO C

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by codesnooker » Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:35 am
reachac wrote:IMO C
Why not "A"?

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by svaradhan » Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:35 am
I think 'C' is the right option, since "there is one..." refers to each micro computer. Also, "as many as" is the right idiom. What is OA?

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by codesnooker » Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:36 am
svaradhan wrote:I think 'C' is the right option, since "there is one..." and "as many as" is right idiomatically. What is OA?
OA is 'C'. I got my mistake. I forget to check the Idiom

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