The Owner of a Candy Store Wants to Make A(n)

Multiple Choice

The owner of a candy store wants to make a(n) 16-pound mixture of two candies to sell for $1 per pound. If red licorice bits sell for $0.90 per pound and lemon gumdrops sell for $1.30 per pound, how many pounds of each should be used? NOTE: All the values were rounded to the nearest whole number.

A) 4 lb. of lemon gumdrops, 12 lb. of red licorice bits.
B) 6 lb. of lemon gumdrops, 14 lb. of red licorice bits.
C) 8 lb. of lemon gumdrops, 6 lb. of red licorice bits.
D) 7 lb. of lemon gumdrops, 6 lb. of red licorice bits.
E) 5 lb. of lemon gumdrops, 15 lb. of red licorice bits.