Random numbers to make a known amount
First, a maximum of 9 of the numbers can be random. The 10th number (at
least) will necessarily be determined by 100 minus the sum of the others.
Second, if you're only including non-negative numbers, this will work,
though you're likely to get lots of zeros:
A1: =INT(RAND()*$A$11)
A2: =INT(RAND()*($A$11-SUM(A$1:A1)+1))
copy A2 down to A9
A10: =$A$11-SUM($A$1:$A$9)
If you allow negative numbers, the formula can get a bit more
complicated. If you want a more uniform distribution, you'll have to
specify how non-random you want it.
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Smeeg wrote:
Hi there,
In cell A11 I have the value 100
Is there a formula I can put in A1:10 which has random numbers in it
(to 2 decimal places) which totals 100?
Thanks,
AJ
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