I have to figure out what percentasge of time each cell is in a phase. I have 5 phases. That equal to 36 cells in each phase. 1st phase 20 cells 2nd phase 10 cells 3rd phase 3 cells 4th phase 2 cells 5th pase 1 cell. This is based on a 24 hour period and each cell added together has to equal 100%.

How would I calculate this to find out how much time each cell spent in each phase? Thanks

I meant to write after all cells are added they should equal 36

Are you looking for the percentage of time that each cell spent in each phase?

Yes

20/36 = 0.555 = 55.6%

10/36 = ?
3/36 = ?
2/36 = ?
1/36 = ?

thank you so much

You're very welcome.

To calculate the percentage of time each cell spends in each phase, you need to divide the number of cells in each phase by the total number of cells and then multiply by 100.

Let's break it down step by step:

Step 1: Calculate the total number of cells in all phases.
Total cells = 20 + 10 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 36 cells in each phase.

Step 2: Calculate the percentage of time for each phase.
Phase 1 percentage = (20 / 36) * 100
Phase 2 percentage = (10 / 36) * 100
Phase 3 percentage = (3 / 36) * 100
Phase 4 percentage = (2 / 36) * 100
Phase 5 percentage = (1 / 36) * 100

Step 3: Simplify and calculate the percentages.
Phase 1 percentage = (5 / 9) * 100 = 55.56%
Phase 2 percentage = (5 / 18) * 100 = 27.78%
Phase 3 percentage = (1 / 12) * 100 = 8.33%
Phase 4 percentage = (1 / 18) * 100 = 5.56%
Phase 5 percentage = (1 / 36) * 100 = 2.78%

Therefore, the time each cell spent in each phase is approximately:
Phase 1: 55.56%
Phase 2: 27.78%
Phase 3: 8.33%
Phase 4: 5.56%
Phase 5: 2.78%

Remember, these percentages represent the proportion of time each cell spent in each phase relative to the total number of cells.