URGENT, exam tmr! Comparisons, M SC 2003 Guide query

[chocoswiss]

This is from the Comparisons problem set of the Manhattan SC Bible 2003 edition:


Question:
Three times more students attended the prom this year than last year.


My version:
Three times as many students attended the prom this year than did last yr.


Ans Key:
Three times more students attended the prom this year than did last year.


Is My version incorrect? If yes, they why?


Thanks!

[adi_800]

Your version is incorrect coz you r using wrong idiom...
as many than is incorrect...
as many as is fine..
more than is fine..

[chocoswiss]

Hi, So my version should have been:

Three times as many students attended the prom this year as did last year?