In a box, there are jelly beans of 3 colours, grey, white and yellow. There are 306 more white jelly beans than yellow jelly beans. The number of yellow jelly beans is
13 more than the grey jelly beans. Given that the number of yellow jelly beans is 24% of the total number of jelly beans in the box, how many more white jelly beans are there than grey jelly beans?
Grey jelly beans |
White jelly beans |
Yellow jelly beans |
|
1 u + 306 |
1 u |
3x6 |
|
4x6 |
76% |
24% |
18% |
58% |
24% |
1 +
13 =
33 +
13 =
43 Yellow jelly beans : Purple jelly beans = 3 : 4
The number of yellow jelly beans is repeated. Make the number of yellow jelly beans the same.
4 x 6 = 24%
Total number of grey jelly beans and white jelly beans in percent
= 100% - 24%
= 76%
Number of white jelly beans in percent
= 76% - 18%
= 58%
Number of more white jelly beans than yellow jelly beans in percent
= 58% - 18%
= 34%
34% = 306
1% = 306 ÷ 34 = 9
Number of more white jelly beans than grey jelly beans
= 58% - 18%
= 40%
= 40 x 9
= 360
Answer(s): 360