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Sandy Mann
 
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Default How to write this formula?

Yes it does - I missed the "round up" part in the OP

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Thanks for the catch Biff.


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"Biff" wrote in message
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=ROUND(A1*53%,0)-0.05


That "rounds down" in some cases:

38 * 0.53 = 20.14

ROUND(20.14,0)-0.05 = 19.95

Biff

"Sandy Mann" wrote in message
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Rory,

Try:

=ROUND(A1*53%,0)-0.05

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HTH

Sandy
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"Rory" wrote in message
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* a cell value by 53 % then round up the answer to have .95 on the end.

Thanks
Rory