2012 Pascal Problem 15

A hockey team has 6 more red helmets than blue helmets. The ratio of red helmets to blue helmets is 5 : 3. The total number of red helmets and blue helmets is

\textbf{(A)}\ 16\quad \textbf{(B)}\ 18\quad \textbf{(C)}\ 24\quad \textbf{(D)}\ 30\quad \textbf{(E)}\ 32

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