In a container, there are candy canes of 3 colours, gold, silver and black. There are 288 less black candy canes than silver candy canes. The number of black candy canes is ¹₅ more than the gold candy canes. Given that the number of black candy canes is 24% of the total number of candy canes in the container, how many less gold candy canes are there than silver candy canes?

Gold candy canes	Silver candy canes	Black candy canes
	1 u + 288	1 u
5x4		6x4
76%		24%
20%	56%	24%

1 + ¹₅ = ⁵₅ + ¹₅ = ⁶₅

Yellow candy canes : Purple candy canes = 5 : 6

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

6 x 4 = 24%

Total number of gold candy canes and silver candy canes in percent
= 100% - 24%
= 76%

Number of silver candy canes in percent
= 76% - 20%
= 56%

Number of more silver candy canes than black candy canes in percent
= 56% - 20%
= 32%

32% = 288

1% = 288 ÷ 32 = 9

Number of less gold candy canes than silver candy canes
= 56% - 20%
= 36%
= 36 x 9
= 324

Answer(s): 324