1982 to 1987!

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1982 to 1987!

by gmat_perfect » Sun Jun 27, 2010 9:48 am
From 1982 to 1987 sales of new small boats increased between five and ten percent annually.

(A) From 1982 to 1987 sales of new small boats increased between five and ten percent annually.
(B) Five to ten percent is the annual increase in sales of new small boats in the years 1982 to 1987.
(C) Sales of new small boats have increased annually five and ten percent in the years 1982 to 1987.
(D) Annually an increase of five to ten percent has occurred between 1982 and 1987 in the sales of new small boats.
(E) Occurring from 1982 to 1987 was an annual increase of five and ten percent in the sales of new small boats.

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by outreach » Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:01 am
a correct.
idiom "from ~ to", "between X and Y"
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by viju9162 » Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:52 pm
A seems to the best answer here.

B - passive sentence
C - No meaning in the sentence. increased annually five to ten percent.
D - awkward
E - Does not make sense.

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by rulethegmat » Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:19 am
viju9162 wrote:A seems to the best answer here.

B - passive sentence
C - No meaning in the sentence. increased annually five to ten percent.
D - awkward
E - Does not make sense.

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I don't think B is a passive sentence.
B can be simplified as "percentage is the increase"

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