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New Hope Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

as many as half

Is the second sentence correct?
There are 500 math books in a library. There are as many as half science books than math books.
  

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haroon rashid There are 500 math books in a library. There are as many as half science books than math books. There are 500 math books in a library, but there are only half as many science books.

— CalifJim

  • haroon rashid There are 500 math books in a library.
  • There are as many as half science books than math books.
  • There are 500 math books in a library, but there are only half as many science books.
  • (250) CJ
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haroon rashidThere are 500 math books in a library. There are as many as half science books than math books.
There are 500 math books in a library, but there are only half as many science books. (250)

CJ
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CalifJimThere are 500 math books in a library, but there are only half as many science books. (250)
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Thanks. I'll correct that.

CJ
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CalifJimThanks.
You're welcome, Jim! I wouldn't have butted in at all if I hadn't thought that Haroon Rashid might think it correct to leave out are.

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Understood. **** in anytime. There's no sense in leaving mistakes unattended to. Emotion: smile

CJ
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Thanks, Cool Breeze although it was clear that it was a typing error on the part of CJ.
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CalifJimThere are 500 math books in a library, but there are only half as many science books. (250)
@CalifJim

Suppose there are 500 math books and 1000 science books,

1. There are twice as many science books as math books.

2. There are twice as many math books as science books.

3. Science books are twice as many as math book
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vkr6078Which ones of the above sentences are correct?
Suppose there are 500 math books and 1000 science books,

1. There are twice as many science books as math books. OK
2. There are twice as many math books as science books.
3. Science books are twice as many as math books.
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How would you say it using 'two times'?
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vkr6078How would you say it using 'two times'?
I wouldn't say it that way. Where I'm from, "twice" always replaces "two times" in these comparisons. But if you heart is set on it, take the blue sentence I wrote, remove "twice", and insert "two times". That's your #6.

CJ
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