VeritasPrepBrian wrote:
An interesting thing going on in this problem is that two different comparison structures are being used:
1) "as much/many as" (in "as many as 20% more")
2) "more than" ("twenty percent more hours than other pilots")
This can make it difficult to notice, but in choices (B) and (D) if you're looking for fatal, 100% wrong flaws, you can note that the "more hours than" comparison isn't completed with a "than," so those are completely wrong on that basis.
Then also you're dealing with a singular/plural issue with "much" vs. "many." Because the noun being modified is "hours," a plural noun, you should use "many" (e.g. "I studied for many hours") and not "much" (I studied for much hours??). Since (A), (C), and (D) all make that error, you can see that you're left with only (E) as the correct answer.
1) "as much/many as" (in "as many as 20% more")
2) "more than" ("twenty percent more hours than other pilots")
This can make it difficult to notice, but in choices (B) and (D) if you're looking for fatal, 100% wrong flaws, you can note that the "more hours than" comparison isn't completed with a "than," so those are completely wrong on that basis.
Then also you're dealing with a singular/plural issue with "much" vs. "many." Because the noun being modified is "hours," a plural noun, you should use "many" (e.g. "I studied for many hours") and not "much" (I studied for much hours??). Since (A), (C), and (D) all make that error, you can see that you're left with only (E) as the correct answer.
Hi
Regarding you first point, I have a doubt. Isn't "as much" modifying 20% ?