In a container, there are candy canes of 3 colours, red, blue and pink. There are 294 less pink candy canes than blue candy canes. The number of pink candy canes is ¹₅ more than the red candy canes. Given that the number of pink candy canes is 18% of the total number of candy canes in the container, how many less red candy canes are there than blue candy canes?

Red candy canes	Blue candy canes	Pink candy canes
	1 u + 294	1 u
5x3		6x3
82%		18%
15%	67%	18%

1 + ¹₅ = ⁵₅ + ¹₅ = ⁶₅

Yellow candy canes : Purple candy canes = 5 : 6

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

6 x 3 = 18%

Total number of red candy canes and blue candy canes in percent
= 100% - 18%
= 82%

Number of blue candy canes in percent
= 82% - 15%
= 67%

Number of more blue candy canes than pink candy canes in percent
= 67% - 15%
= 49%

49% = 294

1% = 294 ÷ 49 = 6

Number of less red candy canes than blue candy canes
= 67% - 15%
= 52%
= 52 x 6
= 312

Answer(s): 312