In a box, there are candy canes of 3 colours, silver, black and green. There are 360 more black candy canes than green candy canes. The number of green candy canes is
12 more than the silver candy canes. Given that the number of green candy canes is 15% of the total number of candy canes in the box, how many more black candy canes are there than silver candy canes?
Silver candy canes |
Black candy canes |
Green candy canes |
|
1 u + 360 |
1 u |
2x5 |
|
3x5 |
85% |
15% |
10% |
75% |
15% |
1 +
12 =
22 +
12 =
32 Yellow candy canes : Purple candy canes = 2 : 3
The number of green candy canes is repeated. Make the number of green candy canes the same.
3 x 5 = 15%
Total number of silver candy canes and black candy canes in percent
= 100% - 15%
= 85%
Number of black candy canes in percent
= 85% - 10%
= 75%
Number of more black candy canes than green candy canes in percent
= 75% - 10%
= 60%
60% = 360
1% = 360 ÷ 60 = 6
Number of more black candy canes than silver candy canes
= 75% - 10%
= 65%
= 65 x 6
= 390
Answer(s): 390