A box contains some red, yellow and blue candies, 40% of a box of candies are red and the rest of the candies are yellow and blue in the ratio 3:2 respectively. If there are 18 more red candies than yellow candies, how many candies are there in the box?

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A box contains some red, yellow and blue candies, 40% of a box of candies are red and the rest of the candies are yellow and blue in the ratio 3:2 respectively. If there are 18 more red candies than yellow candies, how many candies are there in the box?
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