trying to get 4 numbers to fit within 100% from any/all survey question 4 different number involved for example 77 participants answered a question one or more choices 1) 35  2) 45 3) 43 4) 49, how to convert to fall within 100 percentile (using the standard formula of "answer divided by participants and than X 100, I get 172%, I cannot figure out how to get within the 100 percentile to captor percent for each of the 4 choices
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My interpretation of the problem is that 77 people were given a survey question with 4 options as answers. They had the choice of at least one option up to all 4 options.
The numbers given for 1), 2), 3) and 4) are the numbers of participants choosing each specific option, rather than how many participants chose 1, 2, 3 or 4 options. This explains why the total comes to 172. There is insufficient info to determine, for example, how many choosing option 1 also chose option 2.
What we do know is the percentage of participants choosing each individual option.
So the fractions are: 1)35/77=5/11; 2)45/77; 3)43/77; 4)49/77=7/11.
And the percentages are: 1)45.45% 2)58.44% 3)55.84% 4)63.64%.
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