spikeysam wrote:Can someone please help provide an explanation for this answer? This is from Kaplan's online GMAT test, but their explanation is not well written.

In the late 19th century, when Vassar was a small, recently founded women's college, founding professor and astronomer Maria Mitchell taught as many Astronomy majors in a given year as there are today, when Vassar is a much larger, coeducational college.

a) when Vassar was a small, recently founded women's college, founding professor and astronomer Maria Mitchelle taught as many Astronomy majors in a given year as there are today, when

IMO this is correct..... Uses correct idioms: as many X as Y,

b) when Vassar was a small, recently founded women's college, in a given year, founding professor and astronomer Maria Mitchell taught just as many Astronomy majors as there are in a given year today, when

Redundant: "in a given year" used twice.


c) while Vassar was a small, recently founded women's college, founding professor and astronomer Maria Mitchell taught a number of Astronomy majors in a given year such as there are today, when

"such as" is wrong usage here.

d) while Vassar was a small, recently founded women's college, founding professor and astronomer Maria Mitchell taught such a number of Astronomy majors in a given year as are there today, whereas

"such a number of" is wordy ackward

e) when Vassar was a small, recently founded women's college, founding professor and astronomer Maria Mitchell taught a number of Astronomy majors just as large in a given year as the number that is there today, while

"as large as" is wrong comparison..

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