|
Author |
Message |
|
TAGS:
|
|
|
Manager
Joined: 28 Aug 2009
Posts: 84
Followers: 1
Kudos [?]:
4
[0], given: 0
|
Re: Tough One!! Dancing Dolls [#permalink]
 07 Oct 2009, 10:35
IMO E is correct considering parallelism..but i have a quesiton.
If option B is restated as:
B. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line did and nearly 3 times what the Basic Blocks line were
Could it be the answer?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manager
Joined: 01 Sep 2009
Posts: 65
Followers: 1
Kudos [?]:
8
[0], given: 3
|
Re: Tough One!! Dancing Dolls [#permalink]
07 Oct 2009, 12:19
I know that after OA is given, everyone will get the correct answer. Is anyone there to provide reasoning along?  
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manager
Joined: 04 Aug 2009
Posts: 54
Location: pitt
Followers: 1
Kudos [?]:
1
[0], given: 2
|
Re: Tough One!! Dancing Dolls [#permalink]
07 Oct 2009, 15:37
Why E because.
more than a and more than B .
b and a are wrong because of Did .. that is past tense..
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intern
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Posts: 39
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Schools: NY Stern; Columbia; Cornell; Waterloo; U of T
Followers: 0
Kudos [?]:
1
[0], given: 8
|
Re: Tough One!! Dancing Dolls [#permalink]
07 Oct 2009, 17:01
Hi Ritesh,
Would you please provide the explanation?
Thx in appreciation!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Manager
Joined: 17 Jul 2009
Posts: 303
Followers: 1
Kudos [?]:
21
[0], given: 6
|
Re: Tough One!! Dancing Dolls [#permalink]
07 Oct 2009, 17:48
The Dancing Doll line sold slightly more than $3.5 million worth of toys last year, 40% mroe than the Teeny Tiny Trucks line did and newarly 3 times as much as the Basic Blocks line's sales.
chose E because I was looking at the sentence as the follows:
The Dancing Doll line sold 40% more than the Teeny Tiny Trucks line; The Dancing Doll line sold nearly 3 times more than the Basic Blocks line.
we need two clean noun here, without the verbs following them, I.E. Basic Blocks line & Teeny Tiny Trucks line. without the (did/sales)
I did hesitate a little because the original sentence mentioned nearly 3 times as much as....so that's about 2 times more than? but again this is a sentence correction...i guess this can be ignored.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intern
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Posts: 39
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Schools: NY Stern; Columbia; Cornell; Waterloo; U of T
Followers: 0
Kudos [?]:
1
[0], given: 8
|
Re: Tough One!! Dancing Dolls [#permalink]
07 Oct 2009, 18:05
Thanks Sprtng! Your explanation is logical!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Manager
Joined: 16 Jul 2009
Posts: 273
Followers: 2
Kudos [?]:
16
[0], given: 3
|
Re: Tough One!! Dancing Dolls [#permalink]
08 Oct 2009, 03:46
sprtng is correct in his explanation..to add to it as much as is normally used incase of the non-coutable and here it is mentioned 3 times, so more than is correct.. Happy to get this right at the first, offcourse without looking at the OA.. 
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intern
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Posts: 39
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Schools: NY Stern; Columbia; Cornell; Waterloo; U of T
Followers: 0
Kudos [?]:
1
[0], given: 8
|
Re: Tough One!! Dancing Dolls [#permalink]
08 Oct 2009, 05:54
The Q really was a tough one! Congrats to you Abhi758!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manager
Joined: 12 Jul 2009
Posts: 59
Followers: 1
Kudos [?]:
3
[0], given: 9
|
Re: Tough One!! Dancing Dolls [#permalink]
08 Oct 2009, 23:57
I can't buy E..it certainly looks like a comparison error. What's the kaplan explanation anyway..
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manager
Status: done, waiting fingerss crossed!
Joined: 01 Jul 2009
Posts: 138
Location: India
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Strategy
GMAT 1: 680 Q48 V35
GPA: 3.8
WE: General Management (Retail)
Followers: 16
Kudos [?]:
290
[0], given: 13
|
Re: SC: The Dancing Doll line [#permalink]
02 Apr 2011, 07:13
english_august wrote: The Dancing Doll line sold slightly more than $3.5 million worth of toys last year, 40% more than the Teeny Tiny Trucks line did and nearly 3 times as much as the Basic Block line's sales.
A. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line did and nearly 3 times as much as the Basic Block line's sales
B. the Teeny Tiny Trucks did and nearly 3 times what the Basic Blocks' sales were
C. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line sold and nearly 3 times as much as Basic Blocks' sales
D. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line and nearly 3 times more than the Basic Blocks' sales
E. the Teeny Trucks line and nearly 3 times more than the Basic Blocks line
Now, my first instinct was to pick E - which is also the OA. But then I thought, hey what's being compared in E? sales of the Dancing Doll line are being compared with the Teeny Trucks line and Basic Blocks line. Shouldn't the comparison be between their sales? So that made me eliminate both D and E and I picked A, which was of course, the wrong answer.
Can someone please explain to me why E is correct and why it is ok to exclude the verbs for sale later in the sentence? Chose E reasoning: Its not "the dancing doll line" that SOLD something. The DDL in itself got sold (by some co.). . thus it being sold has to be compared with other two lines that is TTTL and BBL . A) & B) is wrong. as 'did' means TTL did somthing. but its isnt the case C) could have been right if we had (1) many in place of much (2) 'sold' was repeated after BBL too D) "more" is ok. but we needed Basic Books "line"
_________________
i love kudos  consider giving them if you like my post!!
 CRITICAL REASONING FOR BEGINNERS: notes & links to help you learn CR better. Click Below
http://gmatclub.com/forum/critical-reasoning-for-beginners-82111.html
QUANT NOTES FOR PS & DS: notes to help you do better in Quant. Click Below
http://gmatclub.com/forum/quant-notes-for-ps-ds-82447.html
GMAT Timing Planner: This little tool could help you plan timing strategy. Click Below
http://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-cat-timing-planner-82513.html
|
|
|
|
|
|
Director
Status: Matriculating
Affiliations: Chicago Booth
Joined: 03 Feb 2011
Posts: 947
Followers: 10
Kudos [?]:
144
[0], given: 123
|
Re: Tough One!! Dancing Dolls [#permalink]
02 Apr 2011, 12:09
I think A is wrong because of the use of "much". Sales are countable. E uses " more than" Posted from my mobile device 
|
|
|
|
|
|
Director
Joined: 21 Dec 2010
Posts: 657
Followers: 9
Kudos [?]:
59
[0], given: 51
|
Re: Tough One!! Dancing Dolls [#permalink]
02 Apr 2011, 23:21
can some expert explain this please . i went with B which is not the OA. So can any expert explain how E maintains parallel structure ?
_________________
What is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Manager
Affiliations: CFA Level 2
Joined: 05 May 2004
Posts: 323
Location: Hanoi
Followers: 1
Kudos [?]:
5
[0], given: 0
|
Re: Tough One!! Dancing Dolls [#permalink]
03 Apr 2011, 21:31
I picked B  I am concerned about "3 times more than", can anyone help me clear this? thanks
_________________
"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you'r gonna get"
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manager
Status: done, waiting fingerss crossed!
Joined: 01 Jul 2009
Posts: 138
Location: India
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Strategy
GMAT 1: 680 Q48 V35
GPA: 3.8
WE: General Management (Retail)
Followers: 16
Kudos [?]:
290
[0], given: 13
|
Re: Tough One!! Dancing Dolls [#permalink]
03 Apr 2011, 22:03
bigtooth81 wrote: I picked B I am concerned about "3 times more than", can anyone help me clear this? thanks Hi. we use 'more' for countable nouns. in this case 'sales' is countable we use 'much' for un-countable nouns. e.g. too much water (we cant count water) hope it helps! Target760
_________________
i love kudos consider giving them if you like my post!!
CRITICAL REASONING FOR BEGINNERS: notes & links to help you learn CR better. Click Below
http://gmatclub.com/forum/critical-reasoning-for-beginners-82111.html
QUANT NOTES FOR PS & DS: notes to help you do better in Quant. Click Below
http://gmatclub.com/forum/quant-notes-for-ps-ds-82447.html
GMAT Timing Planner: This little tool could help you plan timing strategy. Click Below
http://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-cat-timing-planner-82513.html
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manager
Status: I am Midnight's Child !
Joined: 04 Dec 2009
Posts: 148
WE 1: Software Design and Development
Followers: 1
Kudos [?]:
18
[0], given: 11
|
Re: Tough One!! Dancing Dolls [#permalink]
06 Apr 2011, 11:32
I chose A . E cannot be the answer as it modifies the meaning of the sentence.
_________________
Argument : If you love long trips, you love the GMAT.
Conclusion : GMAT is long journey.
What does the author assume ?
Assumption : A long journey is a long trip.
Find out what's new at GMAT Club - latest features and updates
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manager
Joined: 06 Apr 2010
Posts: 84
Followers: 1
Kudos [?]:
5
[0], given: 2
|
Re: Tough One!! Dancing Dolls [#permalink]
11 Apr 2011, 01:40
The Dancing Doll line sold slightly more than $3.5 million worth of toys last year, 40% more than the Teeny Tiny Trucks line did and nearly 3 times as much as the Basic Block line's sales.
we can compare the the verb:
The Dancing Doll line sold more than the Teeny Tiny Trucks line did and nearly 3 times as much as the Basic Block line did.
OR we can compare the sales:
The Dancing Doll line's sales is 40% more than the Teeny Tiny Trucks line's sales and nearly 3 times as much as the Basic Block line's sales.
the correct answer should be similar to one of them.
In this case, E is the most likely answer when we ellipse the verb for the truck line and the Basic Block
The Dancing Doll line sold 40% more than the Teeny Tiny Trucks line (did) and nearly 3 times as much as the Basic Block line (did).
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intern
Joined: 21 Mar 2011
Posts: 34
Followers: 1
Kudos [?]:
5
[0], given: 12
|
Re: Tough One!! Dancing Dolls [#permalink]
11 Apr 2011, 09:15
The Dancing Doll line sold slightly more than $3.5 million worth of toys last year, 40% more than the Teeny Tiny Trucks line did and nearly 3 times as much as the Basic Block line's sales.
E. the Teeny Trucks line and nearly 3 times more than the Basic Blocks line
I see E as || and comparing the correct things:
Re-Writing the sentence like this helped me:
The dancing doll line sold slightly more than $3.5 million worth of toys last year, 40% more [toys sold] than the Teeny Tiny Trucks line and nearly 3 times more [toys sold] than the Basic Blocks line.
Hope that helps
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Student
Joined: 26 May 2005
Posts: 575
Followers: 18
Kudos [?]:
79
[0], given: 13
|
Re: SC: The Dancing Doll line [#permalink]
16 Apr 2011, 02:25
english_august wrote: The Dancing Doll line sold slightly more than $3.5 million worth of toys last year, 40% more than the Teeny Tiny Trucks line did and nearly 3 times as much as the Basic Block line's sales.
A. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line did and nearly 3 times as much as the Basic Block line's sales
B. the Teeny Tiny Trucks did and nearly 3 times what the Basic Blocks' sales were
C. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line sold and nearly 3 times as much as Basic Blocks' sales
D. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line and nearly 3 times more than the Basic Blocks' sales
E. the Teeny Trucks line and nearly 3 times more than the Basic Blocks line
Now, my first instinct was to pick E - which is also the OA. But then I thought, hey what's being compared in E? sales of the Dancing Doll line are being compared with the Teeny Trucks line and Basic Blocks line. Shouldn't the comparison be between their sales? So that made me eliminate both D and E and I picked A, which was of course, the wrong answer.
Can someone please explain to me why E is correct and why it is ok to exclude the verbs for sale later in the sentence? In one of the other forum -Thebeatthegmat , The kaplan instructor herself has quentioned the correctness of the problem. So I wouldnt waste too much time on this this.. Its looks bad to me as well "E changes the meaning. Three times as much as is not the same as three times more than. That leaves out D as well. A line can in fact sell - note that usage in the not-underlined portion of the sentence. IF E is the official answer it is a bad question. _________________ Tani Wolff MBA Admissions Consultant Kaplan"
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Manager
Status: mba here i come!
Joined: 07 Aug 2011
Posts: 271
Location: Pakistan
Concentration: Strategy, Marketing
GMAT 1: 680 Q46 V37
GMAT 2: Q V
Followers: 14
Kudos [?]:
467
[0], given: 48
|
Re: Tough One!! Dancing Dolls [#permalink]
01 Sep 2011, 07:58
it is perfectly acceptable to say: A sold ..., more than B (sold) and more than C (sold) so E is correct, changes the meaning slightly tough but is still the best pick.
_________________
press +1 Kudos to appreciate posts
Download Valuable Collection of Percentage Questions (PS/DS)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intern
Joined: 13 May 2012
Posts: 29
GMAT 1: 760 Q50 V41
Followers: 0
Kudos [?]:
13
[0], given: 2
|
Re: The Dancing Doll line sold slightly more than $3.5 million [#permalink]
23 Sep 2012, 16:59
Per MGMAT book, "x times as much as" is correct while "x times more than" or "x times greater than" should be avoided. So really doubtful about this question. Posted from my mobile device
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Re: The Dancing Doll line sold slightly more than $3.5 million
[#permalink]
23 Sep 2012, 16:59
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moderators:
tuanquang269, Vercules, Legendaddy, noboru, Marcab, metallicafan, rajeevrks27, willigetmylifeback, mikemcgarry, souvik101990, doe007, MacFauz, PTK, carcass, kissthegmat, Narenn, GetThisDone
|
close
