In a container, there are candy canes of 3 colours, green, pink and brown. There are 88 less brown candy canes than pink candy canes. The number of brown candy canes is ²₃ more than the green candy canes. Given that the number of brown candy canes is 30% of the total number of candy canes in the container, how many less green candy canes are there than pink candy canes?

Green candy canes	Pink candy canes	Brown candy canes
	1 u + 88	1 u
3x6		5x6
70%		30%
18%	52%	30%

1 + ²₃ = ³₃ + ²₃ = ⁵₃

Yellow candy canes : Purple candy canes = 3 : 5

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

5 x 6 = 30%

Total number of green candy canes and pink candy canes in percent
= 100% - 30%
= 70%

Number of pink candy canes in percent
= 70% - 18%
= 52%

Number of more pink candy canes than brown candy canes in percent
= 52% - 18%
= 22%

22% = 88

1% = 88 ÷ 22 = 4

Number of less green candy canes than pink candy canes
= 52% - 18%
= 34%
= 34 x 4
= 136

Answer(s): 136