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In the 1980's the rate of increase of the minority population of the United States was nearly twice as fast as the 1970's.
(A) twice as fast as
(B) twice as fast as it was in
(C) twice what it was in
(D) two times faster than that of
(E) two times greater than
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(A) twice as fast as
(B) twice as fast as it was in
(C) twice what it was in
(D) two times faster than that of
(E) two times greater than
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LINK To meet the rapidly rising market demand for fish and seafood, suppliers are growing fish twice as fast as they grow naturally, cutting their feed allotment by nearly half and raising them on special diets.
In the 1980's the rate of increase of the minority population of the United States was nearly twice what it was in the 1970's.
An this case, you have a problem of redundancy:
A RATE can't be FAST.
* The rate can be high;
* The increase itself can be fast.
Similarly,
A height can't be tall (a person can be tall, or a height can be greater than...)
A bank account can't be rich (a person can be rich, or a bank account can contain a large amount of money)
etc.
In the 1980's the rate of increase of the minority population of the United States was nearly twice what it was in the 1970's.
An this case, you have a problem of redundancy:
A RATE can't be FAST.
* The rate can be high;
* The increase itself can be fast.
Similarly,
A height can't be tall (a person can be tall, or a height can be greater than...)
A bank account can't be rich (a person can be rich, or a bank account can contain a large amount of money)
etc.
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24 Jan 2012, 13:27
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In this sentence, we are focusing on the rate of increase. Say the rate of increase doubles. Then it becomes twice as much
The rate of increase, however, is not a speed. Thus we wouldn't use speed.
Compare this to the following example:
Compared to sports cars from the 1950's, today's sports cars are twice as fast.
On the GMAT, you will typically see rate, which requires much .
The rate of increase, however, is not a speed. Thus we wouldn't use speed.
Compare this to the following example:
Compared to sports cars from the 1950's, today's sports cars are twice as fast.
On the GMAT, you will typically see rate, which requires much .
16 Mar 2009, 06:24
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It is a well-discussed question.
"rate" can be niether fast nor slow - it is just a number.
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"rate" can be niether fast nor slow - it is just a number.
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