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Transcribed Image Text:5. Consider the following data (ETB and days).
a. Draw activity network of the project.
b. Crash the activities step by step until all paths are critical.
Activity
1-2
Normal Time
Normal Cost
Crash Time
Crash Cost
20
600
17
720
1-3
25
200
25
200
2-3
10
300
8
440
2-4
12
400
700
3-4
5
300
420
4-5
10
300
5
600
4-6
5
600
3
900
5-7
10
500
5
800
6-7
8
400
3
700
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