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The following probabilistic activity time estimates are for the CPM/PERT network in Problem Determine the following: a. Expected activity times

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The following probabilistic activity time estimates are for the CPM/PERT network in Problem

The following probabilistic activity time estimates are for the CPM/PERT network

Determine the following:
a. Expected activity times
b. Earliest start and finish times
c. Latest starts and finishes times
d. Activity slack
e. Critical path
f. Expected project duration and standarddeviation

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Time Time Estimates (days) Estimates (days Activity a m b Activity a mb 1 5 2 4 3 6 14 0 2 4 9 237 12

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