In a container, there are candy canes of 3 colours, green, gold and white. There are 176 less white candy canes than gold candy canes. The number of white candy canes is ²₃ more than the green candy canes. Given that the number of white candy canes is 30% of the total number of candy canes in the container, how many less green candy canes are there than gold candy canes?

Green candy canes	Gold candy canes	White candy canes
	1 u + 176	1 u
3x6		5x6
70%		30%
18%	52%	30%

1 + ²₃ = ³₃ + ²₃ = ⁵₃

Yellow candy canes : Purple candy canes = 3 : 5

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

5 x 6 = 30%

Total number of green candy canes and gold candy canes in percent
= 100% - 30%
= 70%

Number of gold candy canes in percent
= 70% - 18%
= 52%

Number of more gold candy canes than white candy canes in percent
= 52% - 18%
= 22%

22% = 176

1% = 176 ÷ 22 = 8

Number of less green candy canes than gold candy canes
= 52% - 18%
= 34%
= 34 x 8
= 272

Answer(s): 272