Hi,
Can we say "times" in itself doesn't determine the usage of greater than or more than with times? Following
OG Problems used them differently.
The gyrfalcon, an Arctic bird of prey, has survived a close brush with extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than when the use of DDT was sharply restricted in the early 1970's.
A) extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than
B) extinction; its numbers are now five times more than
C) extinction; their numbers are now fivefold what they were
D) extinction; now with fivefold the numbers they had
E) extinction; now with numbers five times greater than
OA: A
Some psychiatric studies indicate that among distinguished artists the rates of manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times as prevalent as in the population at large.
(A) the rates of manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times as prevalent as in
(B) the rates of manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times more prevalent than in
(C) the rates of manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times more prevalent when compared to
(D) manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times as prevalent when compared to
(E) manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times more prevalent than in
OA: E
Also is following list correct?
Percentage - Greater than
Amount - Greater than
Numbers - Greater than
Number - More than
Double - More than
Rates - More than
Thanks in Advance
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