What Needs to Be Done to the Two Constraints in Order

question 39

Multiple Choice

What needs to be done to the two constraints in order to convert the problem to a standard form?
MAX: ^{8 X}₁ ^{+ 4 X}₂
Subject to: ^{5 X}₁ ^{+ 5 X}₂ ^{≤ 20}
6 X₁ + 2 X₂ ≤ 18 X₁,X₂ ≥ 0

• A)a slack variable needs to be added to each constraint to convert them to equalities.
• B)nothing.
• C)they need to be combined to a single constraint.
• D)they need to be subtracted side-by-side

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