GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: Records from the latter half of the 19th century show that

A three times as many as 1852
comparing figures with year. no

B three times as much as 1852
landowners is countable - should be many - out

C triple what it was in 1852
it refers to landowners - incorrect.

D triple the figure for 1852
looks good to me.

E thrice the number that was recorded in 1852
thrice
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