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Peo Sjoblom


"CRatt" wrote in message
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Enter the formula =52.8-8.8*6. The answer is, of course, zero. Now enter
it
as =(52.8-8.8*6). Excel will return a non zero number. Also try
=70.4-8.8+61.6 with and without parentheses. If you happen to divide by
any
of these you will get a very large number.