[General] Comparison between quantities

Look at the following sentence:

I'd say there were twice as many women at the meeting as men.

I concluded from the above sentence that "The number of the women was twice the number of the men."

Could you please correct my conclusion if I am wrong?

Shamsiyan said:

Does the sentence " I'd say there were twice as many women at the meeting as men." mean that "I'd say the number of the women was twice the number of the men"

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Hello, Shamsiyan.:-D
I think your interpretation is correct.

Or "I'd say the number of women was twice as large as that of men."

Could we write the sentence in the following form?

I'd say there were women at the meeting twice as many as men.

No.

Gillnetter said:

No.

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In your opinion, in which other form(s) could we write the sentence?

Shamsiyan said:

In your opinion, in which other form(s) could we write the sentence?

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The most natural way is the original: I'd say there were twice as many women at the meeting as men.

You could also say:
I'd say there were twice as many women as men at the meeting.
Why change for the sake of change?

5jj said:

The most natural way is the original: I'd say there were twice as many women at the meeting as men.

You could also say:
I'd say there were twice as many women as men at the meeting.
Why change for the sake of change?

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Which form is formal and which is informal?

Shamsiyan said:

Which form is formal and which is informal?

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NOT A TEACHER

I see no difference in formality.

Chicken Sandwich said:

NOT A TEACHER

I see no difference in formality.

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Do the following sentence have the same meaning and make sense?
I'd say there were women twice as many as men at the meeting .

Shamsiyan said:

Does the following sentence have the same meaning and make sense?
I'd say there were women twice as many as men at the meeting .

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No. I think you asked about this above. I'd say there were twice as many women as men at the meeting.