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15 Feb 2020, 09:15
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Dear DmitryFarber IanStewart AnthonyRitz GMATGuruNY VeritasPrepBrian egmat MartyTargetTestPrep,
Why are choice C. and D. wrong?
(C) equal to those who reside in
(D) as many as the residents of
The underlined portions above bear much similarity.
The correct choice E. seems to compare the number of people with people as well. So, I don't think we can reject choice C. and D. because of that.
Also, according to the solution in Veritas SC book on Q 71:
Why are choice C. and D. wrong?
(C) equal to those who reside in
(D) as many as the residents of
The underlined portions above bear much similarity.
The correct choice E. seems to compare the number of people with people as well. So, I don't think we can reject choice C. and D. because of that.
Also, according to the solution in Veritas SC book on Q 71:
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I'm not sure whether I'm able to judge which phrases are "wordy" or "awkward". Are there any solid grounds to reject these 2 choices?
25 Feb 2020, 00:34
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"Awkward" and "wordy" are my least-favorite terms in SC. They are only helpful if you already know the answer is wrong and would like a quick way to justify your choice!
Since "equal to" follows the noun "people," it implies that the people themselves, not the numbers are equal. Far be it from me to deny the equality of all people, but I don't think that's what the author was talking about.
"As many as" is tricky, but basically we need to modify an action: "as many as were present at the Super Bowl," "as many as I met yesterday," etc. It would be odd to say "as many as the people in the rest of the world," because then we're saying "these people are as many as these people," and that's not how we typically use the word "many."
However, this is a rewrite of an official question in which the meaning issue is a lot clearer (look at daagh's "Most Helpful Reply" right under the original post). As so often happens when folks rewrite a GMAT question, the very specific factors that made the official answer 100% right have been lost. If you look at D in the original, you should have much less trouble ruling it out!
Since "equal to" follows the noun "people," it implies that the people themselves, not the numbers are equal. Far be it from me to deny the equality of all people, but I don't think that's what the author was talking about.
"As many as" is tricky, but basically we need to modify an action: "as many as were present at the Super Bowl," "as many as I met yesterday," etc. It would be odd to say "as many as the people in the rest of the world," because then we're saying "these people are as many as these people," and that's not how we typically use the word "many."
However, this is a rewrite of an official question in which the meaning issue is a lot clearer (look at daagh's "Most Helpful Reply" right under the original post). As so often happens when folks rewrite a GMAT question, the very specific factors that made the official answer 100% right have been lost. If you look at D in the original, you should have much less trouble ruling it out!
25 Feb 2020, 05:54
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A booming population center, the Asian continent is home to over 3.5billion people, about equivalent to the residents of all the other areas of the world combined.
(a) equivalent to the residents of
(b) the equivalent of those residing in
(c) equal to those who reside in
(d) as many as the residents of
(e) as many as reside in
Here we are comparing 3.5 billion people to total people in other areas of the world combined.
In (A) and (B), the term "equivalent" doesn't make sense. This leaves us with (C) (D) and (E).
(C)
A booming population center, the Asian continent is home to over 3.5billion people, about equal to people who reside in all the other areas of the world combined.
3.5 billion people can be compared to the number of people, not the people themselves- WRONG
(D)
A booming population center, the Asian continent is home to over 3.5billion people, about as many as the residents of all the other areas of the world combined. - Same error in (C) , we cannot compare the number of people to the residents itself.
Which leaves us with (E) which is the correct answer.
(E)
A booming population center, the Asian continent is home to over 3.5billion people, about as many as reside inof all the other areas of the world combined. - Same error in (C) , we cannot compare the number of people to the residents itself. - clean comparison.
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(a) equivalent to the residents of
(b) the equivalent of those residing in
(c) equal to those who reside in
(d) as many as the residents of
(e) as many as reside in
Here we are comparing 3.5 billion people to total people in other areas of the world combined.
In (A) and (B), the term "equivalent" doesn't make sense. This leaves us with (C) (D) and (E).
(C)
A booming population center, the Asian continent is home to over 3.5billion people, about equal to people who reside in all the other areas of the world combined.
3.5 billion people can be compared to the number of people, not the people themselves- WRONG
(D)
A booming population center, the Asian continent is home to over 3.5billion people, about as many as the residents of all the other areas of the world combined. - Same error in (C) , we cannot compare the number of people to the residents itself.
Which leaves us with (E) which is the correct answer.
(E)
A booming population center, the Asian continent is home to over 3.5billion people, about as many as reside inof all the other areas of the world combined. - Same error in (C) , we cannot compare the number of people to the residents itself. - clean comparison.
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