Hollerith's machine was used to process the 1890 U.S.Census data and was able to complete the task in ____,instead of the decade it usually took to process the data by hand.
A)two and a half years
B)three and a half years
C)four and a half years
D)five and a half years

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Hollerith's machine was able to complete the task in two and a half years, as stated in the question. Therefore, option A is the correct answer. Options B, C, and D are all longer periods than what was required by Hollerith's machine.

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