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 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