XYZ Inc. produces two types of paper towels-regular and super-soaker. Manufacturing has imposed a constraint that the total monthly production of regular and super-soaker should be in the ratio of 2:3. Let $X_{1}$ be the number of units of regular produced per month and $X_{2}$ the number of units of super-soaker produced per month. The appropriate constraint/s will be
A) $2 X_{1} \geq 3 X_{2}$
B) $2 X_{1} \leq 3 X_{2}$
C) $2 X_{1}=3 X_{2}$
D) $2 X_{1}-3 X_{2}=0$
E) C or D, since they both mean the same thing

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The constraint that the total monthly production of regular and super-soaker paper towels should be in the ratio of 2:3 is mathematically represented as $2X_{1} = 3X_{2}$. This equation can also be written as $2X_{1} - 3X_{2} = 0$, meaning options C and D are equivalent, thus E is correct.

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