Less than 35 years_again!!

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Less than 35 years_again!!

by gmat_perfect » Sun Aug 01, 2010 6:35 am
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



Experts, please explain why D and E are NOT correct.

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by outreach » Sun Aug 01, 2010 6:56 am
A looks the best
this is a GMAT Prep Q..i too struggled with it
https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/gma ... t1864.html
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by gmat_perfect » Sun Aug 01, 2010 8:00 am
outreach wrote:A looks the best
this is a GMAT Prep Q..i too struggled with it
https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/gma ... t1864.html
I have read the referred post, but I am still struggling with the options D and E.

Can any one explain why are D and E wrong?

Thanks for the reference.

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