A candy store makes a 12-lb mixture of gummy bears, jelly beans, and gobstoppers. The cost of gummy bears is $2.00 per pound, jelly beans cost $3.00 per pound, and gobstoppers cost $1.50 per pound. The mixture calls
for three times as many gummy bears as jelly beans. The total cost of the mixture is $24.00. How much of
each ingredient did the store use?
A. 7 lb gummy bears, 2 lb jelly beans, 3 lb
gobstoppers
B.6 lb gummy bears, 2 lb jelly beans, 4 lb
gobstoppers
C. 7 lb gummy bears, 3 lb jelly beans, 2 lb
gobstoppers
D. 2 lb gummy bears, 6 lb jelly beans, 4 lb
gobstoppers