Solve. If needed, round money amounts to two decimal places and all other amounts to one decimal place.The owners of a candy store want to sell, for $6 per pound, a mixture of chocolate-covered raisins, which usually sells for $3 per pound, and chocolate-covered 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. 52 lb
B. 64 lb
C. 56 lb
D. 60 lb


Answer: D

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