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Which of the following statements regarding PERT times is true?
Pessimistic time estimate is an estimate of the minimum time an activity will require
Optimistic time estimate is an estimate of the minimum time an activity will require
Most likely time estimate is an estimate of the maximum time an activity will require
Optimistic time estimate is an estimate of the maximum time an activity will require
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