Given an activity's optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic time estimates of 2, 5, and 14 days respectively, compute the PERT expected activity time for this activity.
A)6
B)7
C)9
D)5

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PERT expected activity time = (Optimistic time + 4 * Most likely time + Pessimistic time) / 6= (2 + 4 * 5 + 14) / 6= (2 + 20 + 14) / 6= 36 / 6= 6 days

Given an Activity's Optimistic, Most Likely, and Pessimistic Time Estimates