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A project has a critical path with a duration of 20 weeks and a standard deviation of 4 weeks. There is a 35% chance the project will be completed in X weeks or less. What is X? Select the closest answer.
a. 18.4
b. 15.8
c. 21.6
d. 24.2
e. 19.7
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