According to the National Science Foundation, in 2003 there

[abhisheks901]

According to the National Science Foundation, in 2003 there were 198,113 female science and engineering graduate students, almost 42% of the graduate students in those fields, twice as much as 1981. (CAT 1, Question 3)
twice as much as 1981
twice as many as 1981
double the figure for 1981
double what it was in 1981
a number double that of 1981’s

My query is that are we comparing number of female students in 2003 and 1981 here or are we comparing percentage of female students in 2003 and 1981?
i.e. 1) number of female students in 1981= (198,113/2).
or 2) percentage of female students in 1981 = (21%).

Thanks
Abhishek Singla

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