Solve the Problem. -The Owners of a Candy Store Want to Sell, for to Sell

question 69

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-The owners of a candy store want to sell, for $6 per pound, a mixture of chocolate-covered raisins, which usually sells for $3 per pound, and chocolate-covered macadamia nuts, which usually sells for $8 per pound. They have a 40-pound barrel of the raisins. How many pounds of the nuts should they mix with the barrel of raisins so that they hit their target value of $6 per pound for the mixture?

• A)52 lb
• B)64 lb
• C)56 lb
• D)60 lb

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