The Owner of a Candy Store Wants to Make a 30-Pound

Multiple Choice

The owner of a candy store wants to make a 30-pound mixture of two candies to sell for $1 per pound. If red licorice bits sell for 95 cents per pound and lemon gumdrops sell for $1.20 per pound, how many pounds of each should be used?

A) 26 lb of 95 cents candy 4 lb of $1.20 candy
B) 2 lb of 95 cents candy 28 lb of $1.20 candy
C) 5 lb of 95 cents candy 25 lb of $1.20 candy
D) 27 lb of 95 cents candy 3 lb of $1.20 candy
E) 24 lb of 95 cents candy 6 lb of $1.20 candy