NSW Standard 2 Year 12 – Chapter 10: Critical path analysis - Level 3 Questions and Worked

Solutions
Section 10D: Forward and backward scanning – 3 new level 3 questions

Question 1
The activity chart for a project is shown below.
Activity Duration Immediate
(min) Predecessors
A 6 -
B 4 -
C 5 A
D 8 A
E 9 B
F 7 B
G 3 C, E
H 4 D, F

a. Construct a network diagram for this project.

b. Show the earliest and latest starting times (EST and LST) for each activity on the network
diagram.

Question 2
The activity chart for a project is shown below.
Activity Duration Immediate
(min) Predecessors
A 4 -
B 8 -
C 10 A
D 8 A, B
E 6 C, D
F 2 D
G 7 E
H 4 E, F

a. Construct a network diagram for this project.

b. Show the earliest and latest starting times (EST and LST) for each activity on the network
diagram.

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Solutions
Section 10D: Forward and backward scanning – 3 new level 3 questions
Question 3
The activity chart for a project is shown below.
Activity Duration Immediate
(min) Predecessors
A 2 -
B 6 -
C 3 A
D 5 C, G
E 1 D
F 7 B, C, G
G 7 -
H 5 C, G

a. Construct a network diagram for this project.

b. Show the earliest and latest starting times (EST and LST) for each activity on the network
diagram.

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NSW Standard 2 Year 12 – Chapter 10: Critical path analysis - Level 3 Questions and Worked
Solutions
Section 10D: Forward and backward scanning – 3 new level 3 questions

Worked solutions
Question 1
a.

b.

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NSW Standard 2 Year 12 – Chapter 10: Critical path analysis - Level 3 Questions and Worked
Solutions
Section 10D: Forward and backward scanning – 3 new level 3 questions
Question 2
a.

b.

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NSW Standard 2 Year 12 – Chapter 10: Critical path analysis - Level 3 Questions and Worked
Solutions
Section 10D: Forward and backward scanning – 3 new level 3 questions
Question 3

a.

b.

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