In a container, there are lollipops of 3 colours, red, gold and white. There are 440 less white lollipops than gold lollipops. The number of white lollipops is ¹₂ more than the red lollipops. Given that the number of white lollipops is 21% of the total number of lollipops in the container, how many less red lollipops are there than gold lollipops?

Red lollipops	Gold lollipops	White lollipops
	1 u + 440	1 u
2x7		3x7
79%		21%
14%	65%	21%

1 + ¹₂ = ²₂ + ¹₂ = ³₂

Yellow lollipops : Purple lollipops = 2 : 3

The number of white lollipops is repeated.  Make the number of white lollipops the same.

3 x 7 = 21%

Total number of red lollipops and gold lollipops in percent
= 100% - 21%
= 79%

Number of gold lollipops in percent
= 79% - 14%
= 65%

Number of more gold lollipops than white lollipops in percent
= 65% - 14%
= 44%

44% = 440

1% = 440 ÷ 44 = 10

Number of less red lollipops than gold lollipops
= 65% - 14%
= 51%
= 51 x 10
= 510

Answer(s): 510