TGC wrote:
Retail sales rose 8/10 of 1 percent in August, intensifying expectations that personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubled that of the 1.4 percent growth rate in personal spending for the previous quarter.
Hi
e-gmat,
Although we can't challenge
OG questions, here is my query.
personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubled that of the 1.4 percent growth rate in personal spending for the previous quarter.
In your video explanation the last line mentioned in the "Meaning analysis" is .
The growth rate in personal spending this quarter would more than double that in personal spending for previous quarter.
However, the sentence states "Personal spending this quarter would more than double 1.4 percent growth rate in personal spending for previous quarter.
My Doubt:
In the official question shouldn't the sentence be as below.
The growth rate in personal spending this quarter would more than double that in personal spending for previous quarter.
How can we estimate personal spending this quarter by doubling(growth rate in personal spending)?????
Hi Saurabh,
Thank you for posting your query here.
Our audio visual solution states that “the personal spending for this quarter is expected to more than double the growth rate of the same (the personal spending) in last quarter”.
So, here we are comparing the growth rate in personal spending in two quarters. This is logical comparison. Now, coming to your question:
• The growth rate in personal spending this quarter would more than double that in personal spending for previous quarter.
This is incorrect because when “that” is used as a demonstrative pronoun it should always be followed by the noun that it refers to. From the above sentence it is not clear what “that” refers to.
Now, we are not estimating the growth rate just by doubling something. The estimates or expectations might be made after a lot of data crunching. Here in the sentence we are only told that the value of this growth rate in the July-September quarter is expected to be double the value of the same thing in the previous quarter.
Also, as you said this is an official question. We should try to learn from them whatever they have to offer.
Hope this helps!
Regards,
Deepak
percentages should be compared with percentages, and numbers with numbers.
I wouldn't say: My Sept. salary will be double the percentage hike in salary of Sept-21
Rather i would say: Percentage hike in my Sept. salary will be double that of Sept-21.
the 1.4 percent growth rate in personal spending for the previous quarter.