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Excel VLookup returns incorrect row
I noticed when using VLookup I'm getting incorrect returns. The answer the formula provides is actually from the column before the correct ansewer. This has recently started happening, and has been w...
HansVogelaar Under sheet 2023, "Take Home Pay", referances the table on 2023rates sheet.
It is a rounding problem. The times in column E are stored as fractions, and Excel cannot represent most fractions completely accurately. Hence the sum can deviate from the 'true' value by a tiny amount.
Since the first column on the 2023rates sheet increased in steps of 0.5, you can avoid the problem by rounding the sum in column I to 1 decimal place:
=ROUND(SUM(E2:E14)*24,1)
Alternatively:
=SUM(24*TEXT(E2:E14,"h:mm"))
- It works fine, however I'm finding that the total hours worked in column E , for example, if hours worked are 11:45 hours, it make it 11:80?
Column E contains values in time format h:mm, but column I contains decimal hours.
- Perfect! WOrks like the proverbial charm. Thank you very much.
Chris