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Inconsistent Formatting in Cells with Formulas that Equal Zero
I have a spreadsheet with three columns of numbers. Then there are two additional columns that contain simple subtraction formulas. The solution of all the formulas is zero, yet the cells do not disp...
Wyn - thank you for the suggestion. It does fix the issue with the inconsistent formatting.
However, it bothers me to not understand why this is happening. I have checked all the numbers in the Formula Bar and none have more than 2 decimal places. Formatting and formulas have all be copied to ensure they are consistent.
Not 100% sure but it could be related to this
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2008/04/10/understanding-floating-point-precision-aka-why-does-excel-give-me-seemingly-wrong-answers/
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2008/04/10/understanding-floating-point-precision-aka-why-does-excel-give-me-seemingly-wrong-answers/