In a container, there are candy canes of 3 colours, pink, yellow and brown. There are 220 less brown candy canes than yellow candy canes. The number of brown candy canes is ²₃ more than the pink candy canes. Given that the number of brown candy canes is 30% of the total number of candy canes in the container, how many less pink candy canes are there than yellow candy canes?

Pink candy canes	Yellow candy canes	Brown candy canes
	1 u + 220	1 u
3x6		5x6
70%		30%
18%	52%	30%

1 + ²₃ = ³₃ + ²₃ = ⁵₃

Yellow candy canes : Purple candy canes = 3 : 5

The number of brown candy canes is repeated.  Make the number of brown candy canes the same.

5 x 6 = 30%

Total number of pink candy canes and yellow candy canes in percent
= 100% - 30%
= 70%

Number of yellow candy canes in percent
= 70% - 18%
= 52%

Number of more yellow candy canes than brown candy canes in percent
= 52% - 18%
= 22%

22% = 220

1% = 220 ÷ 22 = 10

Number of less pink candy canes than yellow candy canes
= 52% - 18%
= 34%
= 34 x 10
= 340

Answer(s): 340