The Manager of a Candy Shop Sells Chocolate Covered Peanuts $\$ 6$

Multiple Choice

The manager of a candy shop sells chocolate covered peanuts for $\$ 6$ per pound and chocolate covered cashews for $\$ 10$ per pound. The manager wishes to make a 40 - pound cashew- peanut mixture that will sell for $\$ 9$ per pound. How many pounds of each should be used?

A) $35 \mathrm{lb}$ of peanuts
B) $20 \mathrm{lb}$ of peanuts $5 \mathrm{lb}$ of cashews $20 \mathrm{lb}$ of cashews
C) $10 \mathrm{lb}$ of peanuts
$30 \mathrm{lb}$ of cashews
D) $30 \mathrm{lb}$ of peanuts $10 \mathrm{lb}$ of cashews