As many as

[hey_thr67]

40. According to a study by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, companies in the United States are providing job training and general education for nearly eight million people, about equivalent to the enrollment of the nation's four-year colleges and universities.

(A) equivalent to the enrollment of
(B) the equivalent of those enrolled in
(C) equal to those who are enrolled in
(D) as many as the enrollment of
(E) as many as are enrolled in

OA is E

I want to know as we have countable figure of eight million people, why we are using as many as, rather than as much as.

[karthikgmat]

We are relating two things here so as many as in E is correct.

say, There are as many cars as there are buses.

[Bill@VeritasPrep]

I want to know as we have countable figure of eight million people, why we are using as many as, rather than as much as.

"As many as" is used for countable items; "as much as" is used for noncountable items.

I can drink as many glasses of water as he can.

I can drink as much water as he can.