In a container, there are candy canes of 3 colours, pink, black and green. There are 176 less green candy canes than black candy canes. The number of green candy canes is ¹₄ more than the pink candy canes. Given that the number of green candy canes is 20% of the total number of candy canes in the container, how many less pink candy canes are there than black candy canes?

Pink candy canes	Black candy canes	Green candy canes
	1 u + 176	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 green candy canes is repeated.  Make the number of green candy canes the same.

5 x 4 = 20%

Total number of pink candy canes and black candy canes in percent
= 100% - 20%
= 80%

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

Number of more black candy canes than green candy canes in percent
= 64% - 16%
= 44%

44% = 176

1% = 176 ÷ 44 = 4

Number of less pink candy canes than black candy canes
= 64% - 16%
= 48%
= 48 x 4
= 192

Answer(s): 192