The estimated times and immediate predecessors for the activities in a project at Howard​ Umrah's retinal scanning company are given in the following table. Assume that the activity times are independent.                                                                                                                                                                      Time ​(weeks​) Immediate   Time ​(weeks​) Immediate Activity a m b ​Predecessor(s) Activity a m b ​Predecessor(s) A 8   10   12   — C 7   10   11   A B 6   12   18   — D 6   10   12   B      The expected completion time of the critical path​ =   weeks ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).

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The estimated times and immediate predecessors for the activities in a project at Howard​ Umrah's retinal scanning company are given in the following table. Assume that the activity times are independent.
                                                                                                                                                                  
 
Time
​(weeks​)
Immediate
 
Time
​(weeks​)
Immediate
Activity
a
m
b
​Predecessor(s)
Activity
a
m
b
​Predecessor(s)
A
8
 
10
 
12
 
C
7
 
10
 
11
 
A
B
6
 
12
 
18
 
D
6
 
10
 
12
 
B
 
 
 The expected completion time of the critical path​ =
 
weeks ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
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