Solve.The owners of a candy store want to sell, for $6 per pound, a mixture of  raisins, which usually sells for $3 per pound, and  macadamia nuts, which usually sells for $8 per pound. They have a  barrel of the raisins. How many pounds of the nuts should they mix with the barrel of raisins so that they hit their target value of $6 per pound for the mixture?

A. 78 lbs.
B. 84 lbs.
C. 96 lbs.
D. 90 lbs.


Answer: D

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