Solve.
-The manager of a candy shop sells chocolate covered peanuts for $6 per pound and chocolate covered cashews for $14 per pound. The manager wishes to mix 60 pounds of the cashews to get a cashew-peanut mixture that
Will sell for $9 per pound. How many pounds of peanuts should be used?
A)80 pounds
B)160 pounds
C)50 pounds
D)100 pounds

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To find the number of pounds of peanuts needed, set up the equation based on the total cost of the mixture. Let x be the pounds of peanuts. The equation is:  6x + 14(60) = 9(x + 60).  Solving for x gives:  6x + 840 = 9x + 540,  300 = 3x,  x = 100.  So, 100 pounds of peanuts are needed.

Solve. -The Manager of a Candy Shop Sells Chocolate Covered Peanuts