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Arithmetic reasoning · Difficulty 3

Try this ASVAB-style question.

Choose your answer before opening the explanation. This original practice item is for preparation and does not reproduce an official test question.

Question

Red and blue tags are in a 3:5 ratio. If there are 48 tags total, how many are red?

  1. 20
  2. 15
  3. 23
  4. 18
Reveal answer and explanation

18

There are 8 ratio parts. Each part is 6, so the red count is 3 × 6 = 18.