The numbers in a PERT network refer to the
A) amount of time consumed by events.
B) completion date for projects.
C) time required to complete activities between events.
D) average of the optimistic and pessimistic times.

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PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) network focuses on the time required to complete activities between events. The numbers in a PERT network represent the estimated time for each activity, and the network helps identify the critical path, which is the sequence of activities that must be completed on time to meet the project deadline. Therefore, option C is the correct choice. Option A is incorrect because although the amount of time consumed by events is indirectly related to PERT, it is not what the numbers in the network represent. Option B is incorrect because the completion date for a project is a derived value from the PERT network, but not the actual numbers in the network. Option D is incorrect because the average of the optimistic and pessimistic times is one way to calculate the expected time for an activity, but does not reflect the numbers in the PERT network.

The Numbers in a PERT Network Refer to the