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Default Multiple Conditional @IF Statement Method

Here's one I'm having a problem with . . . too many variable conditions in a
formula.

I need all of these conditions tested in one formula.

First of all, I've worked on this for quite a while. Not just asking for a
gimme!

I just can't get a 3rd condition into my equation.

If an input number is = one value, OR =< the value of another number . . .
AND if it's value is < a 3rd number, then do such and such.

EX: The value of an input number is .035. The nominal (target) number is
..03. There is a tolerance range, AND an inner limit as well. So my input
number is .005 than .03.

If the number is more than .01 or .01 < .03, then it's out of tolerance.
And an "OT" would appear in a cell. That one's easy. No problemo.

Now . . . in another cell (the "Alert" column) I need to determine whether
the value uses 75% of the allowable + or - tolerance. But not more than
100%, or that would be in the OT column.

No problem with the 75% part. My formula puts a "75% Used" in the cell if I
use more than 75% of either the upper or lower end of the tolerance. Like .
.. . .03 is +/- .01. So if the input number is .009, that would be 75% or
more, AND under 100%.

If it was -.009, that's more than 75% on the minus side. So I need the "75%
Used" in the cell there, too. Because it's still under the low limit of
-.01, and therefore not OT.

If it was .0074, neither 75% nor OT would come into play.

Here's what I've tried . . .

=IF(AND(H10=M10,H10<(N10+0.0001)),"75% + Used","")

.. . . is what I used first. But this only determined whether the data was
75%, and <100%. problem is, I need to work in another variable.


=IF(AND(H10=M10, <- checks to see it the data is higher than 75%.
H10<(N10+0.0001)), <- checks to see if it's less than 100%
??? I need one more condition to check that the data isn't <75% as well!!!!
"75% + Used","") <- what to do if it's 75% (+ or -) and less than 100%.

. . . Let's say that X = the difference between input# and target. Like
input is .035, target .03. Diff is +.005. And I'm comparing that difference
to a calculated value. In this case, 75% of .01 (and -.01). So y is .01 and
z is -.01 in this case.

So my formula has to "say" . . . if x=75% of y OR =<75% of z AND less than
y then do this . . .

What a day!