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December 26, 2013

 

 

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Today's Practice GMAT Question:

The average public university in the United States awards degrees to between 5,000 and 10,000 students per year; completion of four-year undergraduate programs accounts for approximately 82 percent of the total, while the balance of 18 percent goes primarily to graduates of professional schools in fields such as law and medicine.
(A) completion of four-year undergraduate programs accounts for approximately 82 percent of the total, while the balance of 18 percent goes primarily to graduates
(B) even though completion of four-year undergraduate programs accounts for approximately 82 percent of the total, the remainder of 18 percent go primarily to the graduates
(C) although completion of four-year undergraduate programs account for approximately 82 percent of the total, while the balance of 18 percent goes primarily to graduation
(D) with completion of four-year undergraduate programs to account for approximately 82 percent of the total, the rest of the 18 percent goes primarily to graduates
(E) as completion of four-year undergraduate programs account for approximately 82 percent of the total, the rest of the 18 percent goes primarily to graduates


 

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