For Example:
Say I have 10 items each having a value or worth to it.
Square = 5
Rectangle = 5
Pentagon= 10
Hexagon = 15
Stop sign = 15
Heptagon = 20
Octogon = 25
Nonagon = 30
Decagon = 40
Circle = 60
How would I calculate the chance of each item based on it's value, with the chance ranging from 1% to 10%?
I need this equation for a piece of code I'm writing where the maximum vaue is 4,000,000 and the minimum value is 0.
But when I use my equation, all the chances are blown out of proportion.
The lowest values (5) will be 1% per your description.
The highest valeu (60 ) will be 10% per your description
Interprolate to find the others
5 10 15........................... 60 Unit value
1.....? ? ..........................10 percent
Example for '10'
(60 -5) / (10-1) = ( 60 -10)/(10-?)
55/9 = 50/(10-?)
10-? = 50 (9/55) = 8.181818
10 - 8.181818 = ? = 1.8181 %
Example for '15'
(60-5)/(10-1) = (60-15)/(10-?)
results in ? = 2.6363 % for 15 etc etc
Say I have 10 items each having a value or worth to it.
Square = 5=1
Rectangle = 5=1
Pentagon= 10/5=2/1.2=1 2/3
Hexagon = 15/5=3/1.2=2.5
Stop sign = 15/5=3/1.2=2.5
Heptagon = 20/5=4/1.2=3 1/3
Octogon = 25/5=5/1.2=4 1/6
Nonagon = 30/5=6/1.2=5
Decagon = 40/5=8/1.2=6 2/3
Circle = 60/5=12/1.2=10
This is what I would do. I would use proportionality to set the percentages up as follows: Since you want the scale of: 10:1, but you have the ratio of: 60:5. Since 60/5=12, which is: 12/10=1.2 too high. So, you reduce every ratio by dividing by 1.2. Look at what I have done above. Hope this will get you on the right track.
