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ashish.jere
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Post subject: drive-ins  Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 3:28 am |
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1. When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late
1950's, some 4,000 existed in the United States, but today there are
less than one-quarter that many.
A. there are less than one-quarter that many
B. there are fewer than one-quarter as many
C. there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount
D. the number is less than one-quarter the amount
E. it is less than one-quarter of that amount
ron,
help needed here in eliminating each answer choice and arriving at (A).
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muralidharin
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Post subject: Re: drive-ins Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:34 pm |
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A. there are less than one-quarter that many
B. there are fewer than one-quarter as many
fewer is used with count (fewer than 100) - wrong
C. there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount
fewer is used with count (fewer than 100) - wrong
D. the number is less than one-quarter the amount
amount is used to refer to quantity that cannot be counted (an enormous amount)
E. it is less than one-quarter of that amount
amount is used to refer to quantity that cannot be counted (an enormous amount)
POE - A
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Post subject: Re: drive-ins Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:01 am |
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GMAT Prep says the OA is B, can someone please explain?
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Post subject: Re: drive-ins Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:43 am |
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I am sorry to say, I do know the source. A friend passed this question to me and she told me OA is A.
Help needed to arrive at the right answer.
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Post subject: Re: drive-ins Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:18 pm |
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Can someone please confirm the source and official answer to this one? We have both A and B cited above. I'm reluctant to arbitrate, as the two answers are really close, unless we can confirm that this is from a reputable source and is transcribed exactly as intended.
Also, if this is from GMATPrep, let us know. We'll then move this thread to the appropriate folder. Thanks!
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Post subject: Re: drive-ins Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 5:27 pm |
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This question belongs to GMAT prep
OA ( B )
(A) can not be the answer since LESS is used for UNcountable nouns,
Then , FEWER should be used because :
***...drive-ins were...some 4000 existed... -> COUNTABLE
***you could say one-quarter, three-quarters etc. -> COUNTABLE
Also:
*** AS MANY -> COUNTABLE
Then if you choose A you would be contradicting yourself by later using MANY .
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Post subject: Re: drive-ins Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 5:34 am |
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Good analysis. "As many" is appropriate for a comparison, and there are definitely FEWER drive-ins now and not LESS drive-ins..
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Post subject: Re: drive-ins Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 1:05 pm |
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Can anyone explain, why C is not right?
I thought C was clearer than B.
Thank you very much!
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Post subject: Re: drive-ins Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 4:44 pm |
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Amount is correctly used only with uncountable objects. You have an amount of trouble, time, love, etc., but you have a number of troubles, hours, lovers, etc.
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Post subject: Re: drive-ins Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 7:22 pm |
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I too think it should be B.
Fewer should be used with countable nouns instead of LESS.
As far as why B over C is because of wordiness. To me, B is more concise than C. Hope it helps. Thanks!
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Post subject: Re: drive-ins Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:10 am |
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abhinavsid wrote: As far as why B over C is because of wordiness. To me, B is more concise than C. Hope it helps. Thanks! this is incorrect. it's incorrect to use “amount” for things like drive-in movie theaters, which are countable, so (c) is out. this reason was explained by michael in the post directly above yours, which was posted three hours before your post. people! read the other posts on the thread before you post! thank you!
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