In a box, there are lollipops of 3 colours, silver, blue and yellow. There are 244 less yellow lollipops than blue lollipops. The number of yellow lollipops is ²₃ more than the silver lollipops. Given that the number of yellow lollipops is 15% of the total number of lollipops in the box, how many less silver lollipops are there than blue lollipops?

Silver lollipops	Blue lollipops	Yellow lollipops
	1 u + 244	1 u
3x3		5x3
85%		15%
9%	76%	15%

1 + ²₃ = ³₃ + ²₃ = ⁵₃

Yellow lollipops : Purple lollipops = 3 : 5

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

5 x 3 = 15%

Total number of silver lollipops and blue lollipops in percent
= 100% - 15%
= 85%

Number of blue lollipops in percent
= 85% - 9%
= 76%

Number of more blue lollipops than yellow lollipops in percent
= 76% - 9%
= 61%

61% = 244

1% = 244 ÷ 61 = 4

Number of less silver lollipops than blue lollipops
= 76% - 9%
= 67%
= 67 x 4
= 268

Answer(s): 268