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by arorag » Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:17 pm
For the first time in the modern era, non-Hispanic Whites are officially a minority in California, which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly there-quarters only a decade ago.

A. which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters only a decade ago
B. which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from a decade ago, when it was nearly three-quarters
C. and that amounts to a little less than half the population
of the state, down from a decade ago, when they were nearly three-quarters D. amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters a decade ago
E. amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from what it was a decade ago by nearly three-quarters
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by Suyog » Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:22 pm
IMO D.

It has to be between A & D.

in A, I'm not sure if "which" modifies non-Hispanic Whites or california.

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by raunekk » Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:54 pm
imo:D

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by niraj_a » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:53 am
I was choosing between D and E, and it looks like E to me because, the last part of D makes it sound like it was three quarters of a decade ago.

Maybe I am wrong, I was jamming to some new tunes when I did this, I usually solve GMAT stuff in complete silence.

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by achhpal » Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:57 am
The answer is D.

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by just_do_it » Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:16 am
This is how I picked up the answer.

'which' in the original sentence gives an impression that it is modifying California, instead of 'non-hispanic whites'. Additionally, 'only a decade ago' looks wordy.

I'd go with option D - which is clear and concise - among all the other options.

arorag - can you please post the correct answer ? Thanks.

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by GmatKiss » Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:14 am
easy D

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