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by BTGmoderatorRO » Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:15 am
The amount of young people and blacks in the nation's farm population declined sharply from 1970 to 1974.

(A) The amount of young people and blacks in the nation's farm population declined sharply from 1970 to 1974.
(B) The amount of young people and blacks of the nation's farm population had a sharp decline from 1970 to 1974.
(C) The number of young people and blacks among the nation's farm population had a decline that was sharp from 1970 to 1974.
(D) Between 1970 and 1974, the amount of young people and blacks among the nation's farm population sharply declined.
(E) Between 1970 and 1974, the number of young people and blacks in the nation's farm population declined sharply.

OA is E
I couldn't find a fault with Option E, but C looks correct too.
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