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In 1976, automobile owners spent, on average, 4 percent of their weekly earnings on gasoline; by 1990, such an amount had increased up to 6 percent.
A) such an amount had increased up
B) the proportion had increased
C) such a figure is up
D) such a figure had increased
E) such a number is up
A) such an amount had increased up
B) the proportion had increased
C) such a figure is up
D) such a figure had increased
E) such a number is up
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In 1976, automobile owners spent, on average, 4 percent of their weekly earnings on gasoline; by 1990, such an amount had increased up to 6 percent.
A) such an amount had increased up - (redundant Increased up)
B) the proportion had increased- ??
C) such a figure is up - ??
D) such a figure had increased - Cannot use had since the fact happened in 1990 not 1976
E) such a number is up - ??
Hello Experts,
I was doing some mock test from Kaplan and I got the question above. Their explanation is very silly affirming the "wordiness" but i was able to eliminate some of them. Is there a better explanation of why the others are incorrect/ and the B is correct?
Thank you very much!
A) such an amount had increased up - (redundant Increased up)
B) the proportion had increased- ??
C) such a figure is up - ??
D) such a figure had increased - Cannot use had since the fact happened in 1990 not 1976
E) such a number is up - ??
Hello Experts,
I was doing some mock test from Kaplan and I got the question above. Their explanation is very silly affirming the "wordiness" but i was able to eliminate some of them. Is there a better explanation of why the others are incorrect/ and the B is correct?
Thank you very much!
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In 1976, automobile owners spent, on average, 4 percent of their weekly earnings on gasoline; by 1990, such an amount had increased up to 6 percent.
A) such an amount had increased up
B) the proportion had increased
C) such a figure is up
D) such a figure had increased
E) such a number is up
A) such an amount had increased up
B) the proportion had increased
C) such a figure is up
D) such a figure had increased
E) such a number is up
Hi rtsaito
Maybe I can be of help. First of all this is a comparison question.
We need appropriate comparison for 4 percent of their weekly earnings on gasoline. The only option which fits is B. Rest of the options is not logical to compare.
I am not comfortable with the use of had increased though.
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It took me 26 seconds to mark B
Question is a typical one. It compares two figures one from comparatively older observation.
Use of "Had" is proper in such cases. It talks about an action completed in the past and not a sequence of events.
Such is also not problematic here; had we not been talking about "proportion" using percentages here, anything such as figure or number could have done. Only option B makes a logical comparison between two observations.
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Question is a typical one. It compares two figures one from comparatively older observation.
Use of "Had" is proper in such cases. It talks about an action completed in the past and not a sequence of events.
Such is also not problematic here; had we not been talking about "proportion" using percentages here, anything such as figure or number could have done. Only option B makes a logical comparison between two observations.
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