In a container, there are lollipops of 3 colours, pink, red and brown. There are 392 less brown lollipops than red lollipops. The number of brown lollipops is ¹₃ more than the pink lollipops. Given that the number of brown lollipops is 16% of the total number of lollipops in the container, how many less pink lollipops are there than red lollipops?

Pink lollipops	Red lollipops	Brown lollipops
	1 u + 392	1 u
3x4		4x4
84%		16%
12%	72%	16%

1 + ¹₃ = ³₃ + ¹₃ = ⁴₃

Yellow lollipops : Purple lollipops = 3 : 4

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

4 x 4 = 16%

Total number of pink lollipops and red lollipops in percent
= 100% - 16%
= 84%

Number of red lollipops in percent
= 84% - 12%
= 72%

Number of more red lollipops than brown lollipops in percent
= 72% - 12%
= 56%

56% = 392

1% = 392 ÷ 56 = 7

Number of less pink lollipops than red lollipops
= 72% - 12%
= 60%
= 60 x 7
= 420

Answer(s): 420