In a container, there are candy canes of 3 colours, green, pink and silver. There are 224 less silver candy canes than pink candy canes. The number of silver candy canes is ¹₃ more than the green candy canes. Given that the number of silver candy canes is 16% of the total number of candy canes in the container, how many less green candy canes are there than pink candy canes?

Green candy canes	Pink candy canes	Silver candy canes
	1 u + 224	1 u
3x4		4x4
84%		16%
12%	72%	16%

1 + ¹₃ = ³₃ + ¹₃ = ⁴₃

Yellow candy canes : Purple candy canes = 3 : 4

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

4 x 4 = 16%

Total number of green candy canes and pink candy canes in percent
= 100% - 16%
= 84%

Number of pink candy canes in percent
= 84% - 12%
= 72%

Number of more pink candy canes than silver candy canes in percent
= 72% - 12%
= 56%

56% = 224

1% = 224 ÷ 56 = 4

Number of less green candy canes than pink candy canes
= 72% - 12%
= 60%
= 60 x 4
= 240

Answer(s): 240