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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Lighthouses send out crucial light signals to help ships and other watercraft navigate at night.
• Before automation, lighthouses were run by lighthouse keepers.
• Laura J. Hecox was the lighthouse keeper at Santa Cruz Light in California.
• She held this position for thirty-four years (1883–1917).
• Catherine A. Moore was the lighthouse keeper at Black Rock Harbor Light in Connecticut.
• She held this position for sixty-one years (1817–1878).

The student wants to compare the length of time Laura J. Hecox and Catherine A. Moore worked as lighthouse keepers. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

From 1883 to 1917, the nighttime waters of California were more navigable thanks to lighthouse keepers Laura J. Hecox and Catherine A. Moore.

B

Laura J. Hecox and Catherine A. Moore were both lighthouse keepers at a time when such a person was needed to operate a lighthouse.

C

Laura J. Hecox worked as a lighthouse keeper for thirty-four years, but Catherine A. Moore did so for even longer: sixty-one years.

D

Before automation, lighthouse keepers like Laura J. Hecox, who served for thirty-four years, and Catherine A. Moore were crucial to ensuring safe navigation for watercraft.