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Dave F Dave F is offline
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Default need help with formula

What value are you expecting to get?
=A1/A2*A3 resolves to the same value as =(A1/A2)*A3. Using your numbers, I
get 848.1195 either way.

Dave
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"mike" wrote:

when i do a =(a1/a2)*a3--- the answer is not correct...... i am doing
numbers like 1531.23 / 12700.45 * 7034.54----- it is not giving me the same
answer as a calculator.. ????????????????? why
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thx mike