Solutions

Question

According to a 1996 survey by the National Association of College and University Business Officers, more than three times as many independent institutions of higher education charge tuition and fees of under $8,000 a year than those that charge over $16,000.

 

Difficulty Level

Medium

Solution

Option E is the correct answer.

Option Analysis

Concept tested: Idioms, Comparison

A) Inappropriate usage of the word “than”. We would require “as many independent….as”.

B) Same as A

C) Same as C

D) Not parallel. The non-underlined part of the sentence uses the word “charging”

E) Correct Answer