In a container, there are lollipops of 3 colours, white, blue and grey. There are 54 more blue lollipops than grey lollipops. The number of grey lollipops is ²₃ more than the white lollipops. Given that the number of grey lollipops is 35% of the total number of lollipops in the container, how many more blue lollipops are there than white lollipops?

White lollipops	Blue lollipops	Grey lollipops
	1 u + 54	1 u
3x7		5x7
65%		35%
21%	44%	35%

1 + ²₃ = ³₃ + ²₃ = ⁵₃

Yellow lollipops : Purple lollipops = 3 : 5

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

5 x 7 = 35%

Total number of white lollipops and blue lollipops in percent
= 100% - 35%
= 65%

Number of blue lollipops in percent
= 65% - 21%
= 44%

Number of more blue lollipops than grey lollipops in percent
= 44% - 21%
= 9%

9% = 54

1% = 54 ÷ 9 = 6

Number of more blue lollipops than white lollipops
= 44% - 21%
= 23%
= 23 x 6
= 138

Answer(s): 138