Less than 35 years!!_GMATPREP

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Less than 35 years!!_GMATPREP

by gmat_perfect » Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:54 pm
Less than 35 years after the release of African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil, their descendants, popularly known as killer bees, had migrated as far north as southern Texas.

(A) Less than 35 years after the release of African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil,
(B) In less than 35 years since releasing African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil,
(C) In less than the 35 years since African honeybees had been released outside Sao Paulo, Brazil,
(D) It took less than 35 years from the release of African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil, when
(E) It took less than the 35 years after the time that African honeybees were released outside Sao Paulo, Brazil, and then

OA: Later.
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by [email protected] » Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:57 pm
gmat_perfect wrote:Less than 35 years after the release of African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil, their descendants, popularly known as killer bees, had migrated as far north as southern Texas.

(A) Less than 35 years after the release of African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil,
(B) In less than 35 years since releasing African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil,
(C) In less than the 35 years since African honeybees had been released outside Sao Paulo, Brazil,
(D) It took less than 35 years from the release of African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil, when
(E) It took less than the 35 years after the time that African honeybees were released outside Sao Paulo, Brazil, and then

OA: Later.
IMO- A

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by hardik.jadeja » Tue Jun 08, 2010 10:37 pm
IMO A

B, D and E are wordy. In C, 'the' in front of 35 changes the meaning.

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by andrey_tsi » Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:08 pm
I may be wrong, but I choose B

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by hardik.jadeja » Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:13 pm
andrey_tsi wrote:I may be wrong, but I choose B
This SC has been discussed @ https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/les ... t4355.html
Emily has given a very nice explanation. Have a look.

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by andrey_tsi » Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:19 pm
hardik.jadeja wrote:
andrey_tsi wrote:I may be wrong, but I choose B
This SC has been discussed @ https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/les ... t4355.html
Emily has given a very nice explanation. Have a look.
Thank you.

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