What is the minimum time required to complete nine independent tasks on three processors when the sum of all the times of the nine tasks is 72 minutes?
A) 3 minutes
B) 8 minutes
C) 24 minutes
D) 27 minutes

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Since there are three processors, we can divide the nine tasks among them evenly, with three tasks for each processor. This means each processor will take 24 minutes to complete its three tasks, and the entire set of nine tasks will take a minimum of 24 minutes to complete on three processors. Therefore, the correct answer is Choice C, 24 minutes.

What Is the Minimum Time Required to Complete Nine Independent