Suppose that the problem described in Table 8-2 is modified to specify that one-third of the tables produced must have 6 chairs, one-third must have 4 chairs, and one-third must have 2 chairs. How would this constraint be written?
A) C = 4T
B) C = 2T
C) C = 3T
D) C = 6T
E) None of the above

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The constraint specifies that one-third of the tables produced must have 6 chairs, one-third must have 4 chairs, and one-third must have 2 chairs. This means that the total number of chairs produced must be equal to the number of tables produced multiplied by the average number of chairs per table. The average number of chairs per table is (6 + 4 + 2) / 3 = 4. Therefore, the constraint can be written as C = 4T, where C is the total number of chairs produced and T is the number of tables produced.

Suppose That the Problem Described in Table 8-2 Is Modified