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According to the National Science Foundation, in 2003 there were 09 Dec 2023, 02:16
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I selected D because of the comparison:
According to the National Science Foundation, in 2003 there were 198, 113 female science and engineering graduate students, almost 42% of the graduate students in those fields, almost 42% of the graduate students in those fields,
double what it was in 1981

no other answer choice follows this comparison. so why is D wrong then and C right without the "in"?
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Could it be because the option lacks of next to double: "double of what it was....
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