Question: In Excel, give each column a weight percentage for the crime committed, multiply it by the corresponding crime value to get a weighted score. Then

In Excel, give each column a weight percentage for the crime committed, multiply it by the corresponding crime value to get a weighted score. Then add the weighted scores to get a total score.

I am looking for a clear explanation of the steps on how to first get the weight percent of each column, then multiply it by the corresponding value to get the weighted score, then add for a total weighted score

Data:

ViolentCrime Murder Rape Robbery AggravatedAssault PropertyCrime Burglary Theft MotorVehicleTheft State
412.5 5.3 56 78.4 272.8 3,609.00 852 2,493.60 263.4 TX
238.4 5.1 38.2 75.2 119.8 2,552.40 575.3 1,853.00 124.1 OH
667.9 7.8 30.4 157.9 471.8 3,894.10 1,099.60 2,652.80 141.7 GA
114.3 2.5 28.2 20.7 63 3,208.40 484.6 2,476.10 247.7 OR
792.6 6.1 63.8 206.7 516 4,607.80 883.4 3,047.60 676.9 NM
936.4 4.5 35.5 120.1 776.3 4,565.90 1,167.00 3,083.70 315.2 LA
216.5 0.8 28.7 25.5 161.6 1,430.20 218.9 1,163.60 47.8 PA
538.7 3.4 72 107.1 356.1 3,827.40 763.2 2,743.20 321 TX
158.5 1 47.2 19.9 90.3 1,848.30 311.7 1,462.00 74.5 IA
1,039.50 8.2 165.6 199.1 666.6 4,030.10 554.9 3,087.50 387.7 AK
319.5 1.9 57 51.4 209.2 1,791.90 290.4 1,417.40 84.2 MI
699.3 8.7 53.9 86 550.7 3,295.80 1,012.90 2,160.40 122.5 AL
138.8 0.4 24.1 8.6 105.7 1,394.90 206.6 1,154.70 33.5 WI
202 2.7 19.5 50.2 129.7 2,158.80 592.6 1,436.60 129.7 NC
325.7 2.5 41.3 67.7 214.2 3,105.50 675.4 2,272.70 157.4 GA

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