The Owner of a Home Decorating Shop Wants to Mix

Multiple Choice

The owner of a home decorating shop wants to mix dried rose petals selling for $7 per pound, dried lavender selling for $6 per pound, and buckwheat hulls selling for $5 per pound to get 10 pounds of a mixture that would sell for $6.50 per pound. She wants to use twice as many pounds of rose petals as lavender. How many pounds of each should she use?

A) 6 lb of rose petals, 1 lb of lavender, 3 lb of buckwheat hulls
B) 3 lb of rose petals, 6 lb of lavender, 1 lb of buckwheat hulls
C) 1 lb of rose petals, 3 lb of lavender, 8 lb of buckwheat hulls
D) 6 lb of rose petals, 3 lb of lavender, 1 lb of buckwheat hulls
E) 1 lb of rose petals, 8 lb of lavender, 3 lb of buckwheat hulls