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by AIM GMAT » Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:10 am

The cameras of the Voyager II spacecraft detected six small, previously unseen moons circling Uranus, which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting the distant planet.

(A) which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting
(B) doubling to twelve the number of satellites now known to orbit
(C) which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known in orbit around
(D) doubling to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting
(E) which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known that orbit

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by Subeg Gill » Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:58 am

AIM GMAT wrote:The cameras of the Voyager II spacecraft detected six small, previously unseen moons circling Uranus, which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting the distant planet.

(A) which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting
(B) doubling to twelve the number of satellites now known to orbit
(C) which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known in orbit around
(D) doubling to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting
(E) which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known that orbit

An Action X occured,resulting in Y.
Spacecraft detected some previously unseen moons,doubling ...
Down to B/D
Known as/Known to

Known to is suitable here.
Moreover ,Known as is more often used as named as.
e.g: Ludhiana is known as Manchester of Punjab.
So IMO B

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by bubbliiiiiiii » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:25 am

Subeg gill has described it nicely.

+1 for B.

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by atulmangal » Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:42 pm

AIM GMAT wrote:The cameras of the Voyager II spacecraft detected six small, previously unseen moons circling Uranus, which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting the distant planet.

(A) which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting
(B) doubling to twelve the number of satellites now known to orbit
(C) which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known in orbit around
(D) doubling to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting
(E) which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known that orbit

IMO B

Known as / Known to / known in / known that

Only first two in green are correct idioms

Known To:-- a fact that people know

12 moons are known to orbit Jupiter.

Known as:-- (named as)

Gandhi is known as father of Nation.

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by AIM GMAT » Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:43 am

OA is B

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