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

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-The manager of a candy shop sells chocolate covered peanuts for $6 per pound and chocolate covered cashews for $12 per pound. The manager wishes to mix 80 pounds of the cashews to get a cashew-peanut mixture that will sell for $7 per pound. How many pounds of peanuts should be used?

A) 200 lb
B) 480 lb
C) 240 lb
D) 400 lb