Sentence Correction

According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas.

A. minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice
B. minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing
C. minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing
D. it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice
E. it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice

Looking at the idiom
as XXX as
It should be "C". Whats OA

imo:A

IMO c

minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as [are] other graduates

correct idiom

IMO the answer is B.

i may have gotten the point wrong... but for me although
the correct idiom is as ... as, isn´t the survey making a comparison between two different sizes ?

so.. aren´t there four time more students more likely planning in deprived areas than others ?

I may be wrong, but this is how I decided I am going to study. If it´s wrong, i know someone will come I "clear my mind"...

IMO C

(C)

A.minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice - To practise is more suitable & it is four times more likely- SO CORRECT
B. minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing -on praticising is wrong .C. minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing - as likely as means...four times , not more than 4 times , So changes the meaning and on praticising is wrong .
D. it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice -It has no refrant.E. it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice - same as D.

IMO: D

D gets the idiom "plan to" correct, B,C. In E, the usage : its is likely for .. is wrong. A: in planning to practice sounds awkward

i agree with vivek kapoor.. it should be a.. as it uses the correct idioms while other sentences changes the menaing if they use correct idiom.
Whats the OA nyways..

OA: A

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