SOLUTION: The owners of a candy store want to sell,for $6 per pound. A mixture of chocolate covered raisins usually sells for $3 per pound, and chocolate covered macadamia nuts sells for $8

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Question 833558: The owners of a candy store want to sell,for $6 per pound. A mixture of chocolate covered raisins usually sells for $3 per pound, and chocolate covered macadamia nuts sells for $8 per pound. They have a 30 pound barrel of raisins. How many pounds of nuts should they mix with the barrel of raisins so that they hit their target value of $6 per pound for the mixture.
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30 pounds for raisins
n pounds for nuts

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Solve for n.