In a container, there are candy canes of 3 colours, brown, silver and red. There are 210 more silver candy canes than red candy canes. The number of red candy canes is
14 more than the brown candy canes. Given that the number of red candy canes is 25% of the total number of candy canes in the container, how many more silver candy canes are there than brown candy canes?
Brown candy canes |
Silver candy canes |
Red candy canes |
|
1 u + 210 |
1 u |
4x5 |
|
5x5 |
75% |
25% |
20% |
55% |
25% |
1 +
14 =
44 +
14 =
54 Yellow candy canes : Purple candy canes = 4 : 5
The number of red candy canes is repeated. Make the number of red candy canes the same.
5 x 5 = 25%
Total number of brown candy canes and silver candy canes in percent
= 100% - 25%
= 75%
Number of silver candy canes in percent
= 75% - 20%
= 55%
Number of more silver candy canes than red candy canes in percent
= 55% - 20%
= 30%
30% = 210
1% = 210 ÷ 30 = 7
Number of more silver candy canes than brown candy canes
= 55% - 20%
= 35%
= 35 x 7
= 245
Answer(s): 245