A fruit salad mixture consists of apples, peaches, and grapes. There are 2 times as many pounds of apples as grapes and 3 times as many pounds of peaches as grapes. If a mixture that has an average (arithmetic mean) of 24 pounds per fruit, how many more pounds of apples than grapes does the mixture have? Choose one:  A) 15  B) 12  C) 8  D) 6  E) 5
A+P+G= 24*2   A=3G   P=2.5G   3G+2G+G= 24*2   G= 24*2/6= 
<gadget id="calculator">24*2/6</gadget>
<output>8</output>
8   A= 8*2= 
<gadget id="calculator">8*2</gadget>
<output>16</output>
16   Difference= 16-8= 
<gadget id="calculator">16-8</gadget>
<output>8</output>
8   '8' is the answer
<result>C</result>
A fruit salad mixture consists of apples, peaches, and grapes. There are 2 times as many pounds of apples as grapes and 3 times as many pounds of peaches as grapes. If a mixture that has an average (arithmetic mean) of 24 pounds per fruit, how many more pounds of apples than grapes does the mixture have?