Question

A nut mixture of peanuts and macadamia nuts at a small fair is $1.00 per pound of peanuts and $3.26 per pound of macadamia nuts. Over the entire day, 131 pounds of the nut mixture were sold for $248.52. If p is the number peanuts and n is the number of macadamia nuts, then the system of equations that models this scenario is:

p+n=131
p+3.26n=248.52

Determine the correct description and amount of pounds for peanuts and macadamia nuts that were sold.

A (89.0, 42.0)
There were 89.0 pounds of peanuts and 42.0 pounds of macadamia nuts sold at the fair.
B (42.0, 89.0)
There were 42.0 pounds of peanuts and 89.0 pounds of macadamia nuts sold at the fair.
C (52.0, 79.0)
There were 52.0 pounds of peanuts and 79.0 pounds of macadamia nuts sold at the fair.
D (79.0, 52.0)
There were 79.0 pounds of peanuts and 52.0 pounds of macadamia nuts sold at the fair.