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

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 30-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) 39 pounds
B) 48 pounds
C) 45 pounds
D) 42 pounds