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Default How to generate random numbers from a range of cells?

create helper column in column B
B1: =RAND()
copy down to B25

In C1: =INDEX($A$1:$A$25,RANK(INDIRECT("B"&COLUMNS($C:C)) ,$B$1:$B$25))
copy across to G1


"fruitchunk" wrote:

I have a list of 25 differnt numbers in cells from A1 to A25
How can I randomly pick 5 numbers from the range A1:A25
I would like the 5 number to show up in cells C1 to G1

Thanks