With only 1 percent of the United States・population,

Question

With  only 1 percent of the United States・population, the richest citizens own 40 percent of its wealth, as much as the bottom 95 percent of citizens do.
 
(A) With
(B) As
(C) Being
(D) Despite having
(E) Although accounting for

duttsit · Answer

E.

accounting for..is correct.
being is C changes meaning.

desiguy · Answer

Down to D and E because we need to show the change in the sentence.

I like for the correct idiom.

nakib77 · Answer

Although account for is the correct idiom

so E is the right answer.

GMATT73 · Answer

Accounting for...

OA is a slam dunk E.

taquanghai · Answer

One more E.

automan · Answer

Can anyone explain more in detail why E is the correct answer.I think we need an active verb after "Although" and "accounting for" can not be considered an active verb.

With only 1 percent of the United States・population,

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