Set Up an Equation That Can Be Used to Solve

Multiple Choice

Set up an equation that can be used to solve the problem. Solve the equation and answer the question asked.
-At a gourmet nut shop, nuts are sold in bulk. Cashews sell for $1.30 per pound and macadamia nuts sell for $8.55 per pound. Lee wishes to purchase 5 pounds of mixed nuts by mixing 3.5 pounds of cashews and 1.5
Pounds of macadamia nuts. What will be the price per pound of the mixture?

A) $31.88
B) $6.38
C) $3.48
D) $17.38