In a box, there are lollipops of 3 colours, yellow, gold and white. There are 366 less white lollipops than gold lollipops. The number of white lollipops is ²₃ more than the yellow lollipops. Given that the number of white lollipops is 15% of the total number of lollipops in the box, how many less yellow lollipops are there than gold lollipops?

Yellow lollipops	Gold lollipops	White lollipops
	1 u + 366	1 u
3x3		5x3
85%		15%
9%	76%	15%

1 + ²₃ = ³₃ + ²₃ = ⁵₃

Yellow lollipops : Purple lollipops = 3 : 5

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

5 x 3 = 15%

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

Number of gold lollipops in percent
= 85% - 9%
= 76%

Number of more gold lollipops than white lollipops in percent
= 76% - 9%
= 61%

61% = 366

1% = 366 ÷ 61 = 6

Number of less yellow lollipops than gold lollipops
= 76% - 9%
= 67%
= 67 x 6
= 402

Answer(s): 402