Trey bought 2 pounds of mixed nuts to serve at a party.

Last updated: 7/15/2022

Trey bought 2 pounds of mixed nuts to serve at a party. According to the packaging, 15% of the mixed nuts, by weight, are cashews. Trey wants to add cashews to the mix to increase the percentage to 25%. Which equation can be used to find the number of pounds of cashews Trey should add to the mix? A. 0.15(2 + x) = 0.25 + X B. 0.25(2 + x) = 0.3 + x C. 0.15(2 + x) = 0.25 D. 2(0.15 + x) = 0.25