In a box, there are candy canes of 3 colours, silver, brown and red. There are 408 less red candy canes than brown candy canes. The number of red candy canes is ¹₂ more than the silver candy canes. Given that the number of red candy canes is 12% of the total number of candy canes in the box, how many less silver candy canes are there than brown candy canes?

Silver candy canes	Brown candy canes	Red candy canes
	1 u + 408	1 u
2x4		3x4
88%		12%
8%	80%	12%

1 + ¹₂ = ²₂ + ¹₂ = ³₂

Yellow candy canes : Purple candy canes = 2 : 3

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

3 x 4 = 12%

Total number of silver candy canes and brown candy canes in percent
= 100% - 12%
= 88%

Number of brown candy canes in percent
= 88% - 8%
= 80%

Number of more brown candy canes than red candy canes in percent
= 80% - 8%
= 68%

68% = 408

1% = 408 ÷ 68 = 6

Number of less silver candy canes than brown candy canes
= 80% - 8%
= 72%
= 72 x 6
= 432

Answer(s): 432