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zink1989
Jan 18, 2021Copper Contributor
Excel's incorrect calculation
Hi All, So as easy as 1.85 x 100 may seem, my excel keeps on returning a value of 185.49. In another case, 22.18 x 3108 is returning 68920.52 whereas it should be 68935.44. So far I have tried...
dennisboyko
Jan 18, 2021Copper Contributor
no experience how do I average a column of numbers??
- SchwartauExtraJan 18, 2021Copper Contributor
Hi,
Excel is calculating with full values.
you want to calculate with 22.18, but the value in the cell is 22.175 I guess. If you use round(22.175,2) --> 22.18 you excel will calculate with this value...
dennisboyko- zink1989Jan 18, 2021Copper Contributor
This seems about right, however plugging it (Round) manually every time will be time consuming and it's not working across the board i.e., it works in some sells and it changes value in another!.
Will reinstalling Excel resolve this issue although it's evident the issue relates to formatting and decimals?
- Riny_van_EekelenJan 18, 2021Platinum Contributor
zink1989 Not need to reinstall. Perhaps the picture below helps.