Solve the Problem. -The Manager of a Candy Shop Sells Chocolate Covered Peanuts

question 63

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-The manager of a candy shop sells chocolate covered peanuts for $10 per pound and chocolate covered cashews for $14 per pound. The manager wishes to make a 120-pound cashew-peanut mixture that will sell for $11 per
Pound. How many pounds of each should be used?

• A)60 pounds of peanuts
• B)75 pounds of peanuts 60 pounds of cashews 45 pounds of cashews
• C)90 pounds of peanuts
• D)30 pounds of peanuts 30 pounds of cashews 90 pounds of cashews

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