Sentence Correction

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,

Is it A ?

Since we are not talking about a particular 35 year period, C and E would be ruled out because of the 'the'.

In D, 'It took' should be somewhere followed by an infinitive, which is missing.

'In less than 35 years since releasing' in B is awkward.

IMO A

What's the OA?

marshmallow wrote:What's the OA?

OA is A.

ranell 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,

was stumped by this one!

here is the clarification :

https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/post6153.html#p6153

Ron, you're the best!!!!