In a box, there are candy canes of 3 colours, grey, pink and brown. There are 612 more pink candy canes than brown candy canes. The number of brown candy canes is ¹₂ more than the grey candy canes. Given that the number of brown candy canes is 12% of the total number of candy canes in the box, how many more pink candy canes are there than grey candy canes?

Grey candy canes	Pink candy canes	Brown candy canes
	1 u + 612	1 u
2x4		3x4
88%		12%
8%	80%	12%

1 + ¹₂ = ²₂ + ¹₂ = ³₂

Yellow candy canes : Purple candy canes = 2 : 3

The number of brown candy canes is repeated.  Make the number of brown candy canes the same.

3 x 4 = 12%

Total number of grey candy canes and pink candy canes in percent
= 100% - 12%
= 88%

Number of pink candy canes in percent
= 88% - 8%
= 80%

Number of more pink candy canes than brown candy canes in percent
= 80% - 8%
= 68%

68% = 612

1% = 612 ÷ 68 = 9

Number of more pink candy canes than grey candy canes
= 80% - 8%
= 72%
= 72 x 9
= 648

Answer(s): 648