In a container, there are lollipops of 3 colours, gold, white and silver. There are 174 more white lollipops than silver lollipops. The number of silver lollipops is ¹₄ more than the gold lollipops. Given that the number of silver lollipops is 15% of the total number of lollipops in the container, how many more white lollipops are there than gold lollipops?

Gold lollipops	White lollipops	Silver lollipops
	1 u + 174	1 u
4x3		5x3
85%		15%
12%	73%	15%

1 + ¹₄ = ⁴₄ + ¹₄ = ⁵₄

Yellow lollipops : Purple lollipops = 4 : 5

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

5 x 3 = 15%

Total number of gold lollipops and white lollipops in percent
= 100% - 15%
= 85%

Number of white lollipops in percent
= 85% - 12%
= 73%

Number of more white lollipops than silver lollipops in percent
= 73% - 12%
= 58%

58% = 174

1% = 174 ÷ 58 = 3

Number of more white lollipops than gold lollipops
= 73% - 12%
= 61%
= 61 x 3
= 183

Answer(s): 183