The critical path in a PERT diagram is the one that:
A)has the most activities on it.
B)has activities that can be delayed and not impact the completion date of the project.
C)takes the longest amount of time.
D)is the most likely to occur.

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The critical path is the longest path in the PERT diagram and represents the sequence of activities that cannot be delayed without impacting the completion date of the project. Therefore, option C is the correct answer. Option A is incorrect because the critical path can have fewer activities than other paths. Option B is incorrect because activities on the critical path cannot be delayed without delaying the entire project. Option D is also incorrect because the critical path is not necessarily the most likely to occur, but rather the path that determines the project's overall duration.

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