Solutions

Question

When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950’s, some 4,000 existed in the United States, but today there are less than one-quarter that many.

 

Difficulty Level

Easy

Solution

Option B is the correct answer.

Option Analysis

Concept tested: Comparisons, Modifiers

A) Inappropriate usage of the word “less” – The same cannot be used with “one-quarter”

B) Correct answer

C) Inappropriate usage of the word “fewer” with “amount”

D) Same as A.

E) Same as A.