Redistributing Percentages: How to Anchor 0 to 10% and Maintain a Total of 100%

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This discussion addresses the method for redistributing percentages while anchoring a specific value, specifically anchoring "0" to 10% and ensuring the total remains 100%. The original distribution was 33%, 28%, 21%, 11%, and 7% for values 0 through 4. The proposed solution involves calculating the new percentages for values "1" through "4" based on their original ratios relative to the remaining total after anchoring "0". The final redistributed percentages are 10%, 37.6%, 28.2%, 14.8%, and 9.4% respectively.

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Hi everyone,

I have a questions. I have these percentages. If I want to anchor 0 to 10%, how do I redistribute the rest of the percentages to still equal 100?

0 33%
1 28%
2 21%
3 11%
4 7%Thanks!
 
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Background information as to how the present
distribution was arrived at is required.

Like if 100 apples are used, "0" gives away 23
leaving 10: how is the 23 distributed?

Possibly 28% (23 * .28 = 6.44...so 6?)
to "1", similarly for the others.

A possibility is:
"1" to "4" = 28+21+11+7 = 67
"1"'s ratio: 28/67 ; applying to the 33-10 = 23:
28/67 * 23 = 9.6 : so "1" becomes 28+9.6 = 37.6
Similarly: "2" = 28.2, "3" = 14.8, "4" = 9.4

So new breakdown:
0 10
1 37.6
2 28.2
3 14.8
4 09.4
====
100.0
 
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