In a container, there are candy canes of 3 colours, blue, green and pink. There are 456 less pink candy canes than green candy canes. The number of pink candy canes is ¹₂ more than the blue candy canes. Given that the number of pink candy canes is 9% of the total number of candy canes in the container, how many less blue candy canes are there than green candy canes?

Blue candy canes	Green candy canes	Pink candy canes
	1 u + 456	1 u
2x3		3x3
91%		9%
6%	85%	9%

1 + ¹₂ = ²₂ + ¹₂ = ³₂

Yellow candy canes : Purple candy canes = 2 : 3

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

3 x 3 = 9%

Total number of blue candy canes and green candy canes in percent
= 100% - 9%
= 91%

Number of green candy canes in percent
= 91% - 6%
= 85%

Number of more green candy canes than pink candy canes in percent
= 85% - 6%
= 76%

76% = 456

1% = 456 ÷ 76 = 6

Number of less blue candy canes than green candy canes
= 85% - 6%
= 79%
= 79 x 6
= 474

Answer(s): 474