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 60 pounds of a mixture that would sell for $5 per pound. She used 20 fewer pounds of cashews than peanuts. How many pounds of each did she use?
A. 20 lb peanuts, 10 lb cashews, 30 lb Brazil nuts
B. 5 lb peanuts, 15 lb cashews, 25 lb Brazil nuts
C. 30 lb peanuts, 10 lb cashews, 20 lb Brazil nuts
D. 25 lb peanuts, 5 lb cashews, 15 lb Brazil nuts
E. 10 lb peanuts, 30 lb cashews, 20 lb Brazil nuts
Answer: C
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