​a) The expected completion time for this project is ___ days​ (enter your response as a whole​ number).   ​b) The project variance of completion time is ___ days ​(enter your response as a whole​ number).   ​c) The probability that this projectbe can be completed in 17 days or less is ____ ​(keep two decimal​ places).

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2. A small software development project at Krishna​ Dhir's firm has five major activities. The times ​(in days) are estimated and provided in the table​ below:
                                                                                              
Activity
Immediate
Predecessor
a
m
b
A
2
5
8
B
3
6
9
C
A
4
7
10
D
B
2
5
14
E
C
3
3
3
 
​a) The expected completion time for this project is ___ days​ (enter your response as a whole​ number).
 
​b) The project variance of completion time is ___ days ​(enter your response as a whole​ number).
 
​c) The probability that this projectbe can be completed in 17 days or less is ____ ​(keep two decimal​ places).
 
​d) The probability that it will take more than 17 days to complete this projectbe is __ (keep two decimal​ places).
 
​e) The due date that yields​ a​ 98% chance of​ completion​ is ____ days ​(keep two decimal ​places).
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