Calculate the percentage idle time for the line

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Task	Task Time(seconds)	Immediate Predecessor
A	45	-
B	11	A
C	9	B
D	50	-
E	26	D
F	11	E
G	12	C
H	10	C
I	9	F, G, H
J	10	I

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Balance the line using the largest positional weight heuristic. Break ties with the most following tasks heuristic. Use a cycle time of 50 seconds.

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Calculate the percentage idle time for the line. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

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