In a container, there are lollipops of 3 colours, gold, purple and silver. There are 132 more purple lollipops than silver lollipops. The number of silver lollipops is ¹₂ more than the gold lollipops. Given that the number of silver lollipops is 21% of the total number of lollipops in the container, how many more purple lollipops are there than gold lollipops?

Gold lollipops	Purple lollipops	Silver lollipops
	1 u + 132	1 u
2x7		3x7
79%		21%
14%	65%	21%

1 + ¹₂ = ²₂ + ¹₂ = ³₂

Yellow lollipops : Purple lollipops = 2 : 3

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

3 x 7 = 21%

Total number of gold lollipops and purple lollipops in percent
= 100% - 21%
= 79%

Number of purple lollipops in percent
= 79% - 14%
= 65%

Number of more purple lollipops than silver lollipops in percent
= 65% - 14%
= 44%

44% = 132

1% = 132 ÷ 44 = 3

Number of more purple lollipops than gold lollipops
= 65% - 14%
= 51%
= 51 x 3
= 153

Answer(s): 153