A transportation problem with 8 sources and 6 destinations will have an optimal solution that uses at most 13 of the 48 possible routes.

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The maximum number of routes that can be used in a transportation problem with 8 sources and 6 destinations is 8 x 6 = 48. However, the optimal solution may not need to use all of these routes. It is possible for the optimal solution to only use 13 or fewer of the possible routes. Therefore, option A is true.

A Transportation Problem with 8 Sources and 6 Destinations Will