​A Variable Added to the Left-Hand Side of a Less-Than-Or-Equal-To

question 24

Multiple Choice

​A variable added to the left-hand side of a less-than-or-equal-to constraint to convert the constraint into an equality is

• A) ​a standard variable
• B) ​a slack variable
• C) ​a surplus variable
• D) ​a non-negative variable

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