{"id":532,"date":"2011-06-08T17:46:31","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T00:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=532"},"modified":"2022-11-17T16:57:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T11:27:34","slug":"in-1914-a-total-of-469000-cars-and-trucks-weregmatprep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/in-1914-a-total-of-469000-cars-and-trucks-weregmatprep\/","title":{"rendered":"In 1914 a total of 469,000 cars and trucks were\u2026GMATPrep"},"content":{"rendered":"A <\/span> 3<\/span> min read <\/span><\/span>\n
In 1914 a total of 469,000 cars and trucks were produced in the United States, but in 1929 almost twice the numbers of trucks alone came off the assembly lines.<\/address>\n\n\n\n
A) the numbers of trucks alone<\/address>\n\n\n\n
b) that number of trucks alone<\/address>\n\n\n\n
c) the number of trucks by themselves<\/address>\n\n\n\n
d) as many trucks themselves<\/address>\n\n\n\n
e) as many trucks by themselves<\/address>\n\n\n\n

What does this question test?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This question tests your ability to identify when the original sentence does not communicate complete meaning.  Following this, this question tests your skill in interpreting the intended meaning and then selecting the choice that communicates that meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does this sentence mean?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This sentence does not communicate the meaning appropriately.  It states that in 1914 a certain number of cars and trucks were produced.  This number is 469000.   Then it states a contrast as indicated by the word \u2013 but.  This is where the meaning is not clear.  The expression \u2013 twice the numbers of trucks \u2013 is unclear.  We do not know twice \u201cwhat number\u201d.  In mathematical terms, we do not have all the terms to establish the relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Number of trucks in 1929 = 2 x ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the other information in the sentence \u2013 number of cars and trucks in 1914 and the fact that the sentence presents a contrast, the logical meaning should be that in 1929, the number of trucks were 2 x the total number of cars and trucks in 1914.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are the errors in the original sentence?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This sentence does not communicate the meaning <\/span>clearly as explained above.  Furthermore, the word \u2013 numbers \u2013 is incorrect.  It should be number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer Choice Analysis:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Choice B: In 1914 a total of 469,000 cars and trucks were produced in the United States, but in 1929 almost twice that number of trucks alone<\/span> came off the assembly lines.<\/address>\n\n\n\n

No Error. <\/span> This choice communicates the logical meaning as intended.  Note carefully how \u201cthat\u201d in that number now points to the exact number mentioned in the non-underlined portion of the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choice C: In 1914 a total of 469,000 cars and trucks were produced in the United States, but in 1929 almost twice the number of trucks by themselves<\/span> came off the assembly lines.<\/address>\n\n\n\n

Meaning error<\/span> as in Choice A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choice D:  In 1914 a total of 469,000 cars and trucks were produced in the United States, but in 1929 almost twice as many trucks themselves<\/span> came off the assembly lines.<\/address>\n\n\n\n

Meaning error <\/span>as in Choice A.  This choice also has an idiom error<\/span>.  The correct idiomatic usage is as many ..as.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choice E:  In 1914 a total of 469,000 cars and trucks were produced in the United States, but in 1929 almost twice as many trucks by themselves<\/span> came off the assembly lines.<\/address>\n\n\n\n

Meaning error<\/span> as in Choice A.  Idiom error<\/span> as in choice D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, Choice B is the correct answer.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the key take-away messages?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n