Sentence Correction [closed]

Question

What would be the best way to correct the part marked in bold.? (5 choices are given)

According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas

(A) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice

(B) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing

(C) minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing

(D) it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice

(E) it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice

Answer 1

I would actually go with 'none of the above'. My recommendation would be:

Minority graduates are nearly four times more likely to plan on practicing in socioeconomically deprived areas than other graduates.

The construct is normally 'more likely to X than Y'.