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For a given activity, the optimistic time, pessimistic time and the most probable estimates are 5, 17 and 8 days respectively. The expected time is

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10 days

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8 days

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9 days

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15 days

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Solution

The correct option is C 9 days
Expected time, $t_{e} = \frac{t_{o} + 4 t_{m} + t_{p}}{6} = \frac{5 + 4 \times 8 + 17}{6} = 9 d a y s$

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