In a container, there are candy canes of 3 colours, red, white and purple. There are 220 more white candy canes than purple candy canes. The number of purple candy canes is ¹₄ more than the red candy canes. Given that the number of purple candy canes is 20% of the total number of candy canes in the container, how many more white candy canes are there than red candy canes?

Red candy canes	White candy canes	Purple candy canes
	1 u + 220	1 u
4x4		5x4
80%		20%
16%	64%	20%

1 + ¹₄ = ⁴₄ + ¹₄ = ⁵₄

Yellow candy canes : Purple candy canes = 4 : 5

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

5 x 4 = 20%

Total number of red candy canes and white candy canes in percent
= 100% - 20%
= 80%

Number of white candy canes in percent
= 80% - 16%
= 64%

Number of more white candy canes than purple candy canes in percent
= 64% - 16%
= 44%

44% = 220

1% = 220 ÷ 44 = 5

Number of more white candy canes than red candy canes
= 64% - 16%
= 48%
= 48 x 5
= 240

Answer(s): 240