The owner of a candy store mixed some peanuts worth $2 per pound, some cashews worth $8 per pound, and some Brazil nuts worth $8 per pound to get 50 pounds of a mixture that would sell for $5 per pound. She used 15 fewer pounds of cashews than peanuts. How many pounds of each did she use?

Question

A. 15 lb peanuts, 10 lb cashews, 25 lb Brazil nuts
B. 15 lb peanuts, 20 lb cashews, 30 lb Brazil nuts
C. 25 lb peanuts, 10 lb cashews, 15 lb Brazil nuts
D. 30 lb peanuts, 15 lb cashews, 20 lb Brazil nuts
E. 10 lb peanuts, 25 lb cashews, 15 lb Brazil nuts

Answer 1

Answer: C