SC Practice question #9

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SC Practice question #9

by missionmba » Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:30 am
In the 1980's the rate of increase of the minority population of the United States was nearly twice as fast as the 1970's.
(A) twice as fast as
(B) twice as fast as it was in
(C) twice what it was in
(D) two times faster than that of
(E) two times greater than
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by gmattester » Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:42 am
IMO B

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by missionmba » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:41 am
IMO: C (Not sure. just a guess)
twice is better than two times
d,e out
i think b is wordy
for a it is comparing with 1970
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by aspirant1976 » Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:21 am
IMO A
whats the OA
Starts with 7, ends with 0
I need to figure out the middle
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by pranavc » Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:48 am
I'm going with C. What is the OA?

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by missionmba » Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:29 pm
OA : C
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by stubbornp » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:29 pm
C is correct answer....

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by NSNguyen » Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:03 am
i think B is the right one,
can any one explain why C is OA? :shock:
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