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The recent surge in the number of airplane flights has [#permalink]
 19 Aug 2005, 16:02
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The recent surge in the number of airplane flights has clogged the nation's air-traffic control system, to lead to 55 percent more delays at airports, and prompts fears among some officials that safety is being compromised.
(A) to lead to 55 percent more delays at airports, and prompts
(B) leading to 55 percent more delay at airports and prompting
(C) to lead to a 55 percent increase in delay at airports and prompt
(D) to lead to an increase of 55 percent in delays at airports, and prompted
(E) leading to a 55-percent increase in delays at airports and prompting
Plz explain.
What is difference between "55 percent more delays" and "a 55-percent increase in delays"
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Between B and E, I selected E..I think plural delays is the right usage..WIll appreciate if somebody explains more.
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Ranga, You got it right. This problem is big. Sentence requires delays, rather than delay.
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saurya_s wrote: The recent surge in the number of airplane flights has clogged the nation's air-traffic control system, to lead to 55 percent more delays at airports, and prompts fears among some officials that safety is being compromised.
(B) leading to 55 percent more delay at airports and prompting
(E) leading to a 55-percent increase in delays at airports and prompting
What is difference between "55 percent more delay" and "a 55-percent increase in delays"
delays are increased by a given percentage not by more or less. So between B and E, E wins.
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HIMALAYA wrote: saurya_s wrote: The recent surge in the number of airplane flights has clogged the nation's air-traffic control system, to lead to 55 percent more delays at airports, and prompts fears among some officials that safety is being compromised.
(B) leading to 55 percent more delay at airports and prompting
(E) leading to a 55-percent increase in delays at airports and prompting
What is difference between "55 percent more delay" and "a 55-percent increase in delays" delays are increased by a given percentage not by more or less. So between B and E, E wins. Himalaya, can you plz explain the meaninng of these two plz. Why 55 percent more delay" is wrong. say there are 100 delays; 55% more makes them to 155.
Is not E more verboose than B.
I know B had delay instead of delays. If it has been delays, won't it be right?
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The answer tries to answer "how many" rather than "how much" of delays...  When you are using 55 percent more delay then it means that if you used to have 100 hours of delay earlier then now you are having 155 hours of delay. But when you say 55 percent increase in delays as in E, it clearly brings in the quantitative number of flights into picture. This basically means if earlier there were 100 flight delays earlier, now there would be 155 late flights. HIMALAYA wrote: saurya_s wrote: The recent surge in the number of airplane flights has clogged the nation's air-traffic control system, to lead to 55 percent more delays at airports, and prompts fears among some officials that safety is being compromised.
(B) leading to 55 percent more delay at airports and prompting
(E) leading to a 55-percent increase in delays at airports and prompting
What is difference between "55 percent more delay" and "a 55-percent increase in delays" delays are increased by a given percentage not by more or less. So between B and E, E wins. _________________
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joshnsit wrote: The answer tries to answer "how many" rather than "how much" of delays... When you are using 55 percent more delay then it means that if you used to have 100 hours of delay earlier then now you are having 155 hours of delay. But when you say 55 percent increase in delays as in E, it clearly brings in the quantitative number of flights into picture. This basically means if earlier there were 100 flight delays earlier, now there would be 155 late flights. this explanation makes much more senses than the OG's !
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