In a container, there are lollipops of 3 colours, silver, brown and gold. There are 220 less gold lollipops than brown lollipops. The number of gold lollipops is ¹₄ more than the silver lollipops. Given that the number of gold lollipops is 20% of the total number of lollipops in the container, how many less silver lollipops are there than brown lollipops?

Silver lollipops	Brown lollipops	Gold lollipops
	1 u + 220	1 u
4x4		5x4
80%		20%
16%	64%	20%

1 + ¹₄ = ⁴₄ + ¹₄ = ⁵₄

Yellow lollipops : Purple lollipops = 4 : 5

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

5 x 4 = 20%

Total number of silver lollipops and brown lollipops in percent
= 100% - 20%
= 80%

Number of brown lollipops in percent
= 80% - 16%
= 64%

Number of more brown lollipops than gold lollipops in percent
= 64% - 16%
= 44%

44% = 220

1% = 220 ÷ 44 = 5

Number of less silver lollipops than brown lollipops
= 64% - 16%
= 48%
= 48 x 5
= 240

Answer(s): 240