In a box, there are lollipops of 3 colours, silver, green and white. There are 136 less white lollipops than green lollipops. The number of white lollipops is ¹₂ more than the silver lollipops. Given that the number of white lollipops is 12% of the total number of lollipops in the box, how many less silver lollipops are there than green lollipops?

Silver lollipops	Green lollipops	White lollipops
	1 u + 136	1 u
2x4		3x4
88%		12%
8%	80%	12%

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 4 = 12%

Total number of silver lollipops and green lollipops in percent
= 100% - 12%
= 88%

Number of green lollipops in percent
= 88% - 8%
= 80%

Number of more green lollipops than white lollipops in percent
= 80% - 8%
= 68%

68% = 136

1% = 136 ÷ 68 = 2

Number of less silver lollipops than green lollipops
= 80% - 8%
= 72%
= 72 x 2
= 144

Answer(s): 144