I still dont understand!!! I am stuck

"Anne Troy" wrote:

To calculate 5% of the sum of the cells in B column, and assuming you have a
heading in cell B1, then:
=Sum(B2:B65536)*.05
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Hope it helps!
Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com
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"Justina" wrote in message
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Thankyou for your reply...If i was trying to work out say 5% of 1
particular
column, what formula and how would i do that? Any help would be great

"David Biddulph" wrote:

If you want to know what percentage A1 is of A2, use =A1/A2 and format
the
result as percentage.
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David Biddulph

"Justina" wrote in message
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How do i get a percentage figure from a total i give using a formula
and
what
formula do i use in Excel 2000...I need help i cant figure the quik way
to
do
this basic math in excel...?????