What is the minimum time required to complete 12 independent tasks on four processors when the sum of all the times of the 12 tasks is 120 minutes?
A) 10 minutes
B) 30 minutes
C) 40 minutes
D) 60 minutes

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The minimum time required is achieved by evenly distributing the tasks among the four processors. Since the total time for all tasks is 120 minutes, dividing this by four processors gives 30 minutes per processor. This assumes optimal load balancing where each processor gets tasks that sum up to roughly the same total time.

What Is the Minimum Time Required to Complete 12 Independent