8/16/2019 3 10 Quantity Expressions

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Quantity expressionsexerciseThese optional exercises will help to develop your

understanding of quantity expressions.

Total no. students in the University of Reading International Social Club: 55

Total number of men: 25

Total number of women: 30

The table below represents information about where the students come from, and what they arestudying.

Country Total Business Sciences Arts and

Humanities

China 17 14 3 0

Russia 10 1 7 2Brazil 8 3 2 3

France 6 4 2 0

S. Korea 5 1 4 0

India 4 0 0 4

Colombia 3 3 0 0

 Japan 2 0 2 0

Total 55 26 20 9

 Use the information available in the table to make sentences, using the quantity phrasesbelow.

the majority of most a few nearly everyone

many not many almost all some

Example: Not many of the Sciences students come from Japan 

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