Perhaps this:

=SUMPRODUCT((COLUMN(A1:C2)=MATCH(MAX(A3:C3),A3:C3 ,0))*A1:C2)

Is that something you can work with?
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Regards,

Ron
Microsoft MVP (Excel)
(XL2003, Win XP)


"Iany" wrote in message
...
If

A1 = 1 B1 = 2 C1 = 3
A2 = 4 B2 = 5 C2 = 6
A3 = 9 B3 = 8 C3 = 7

How do I find the maximum value in row 3 and then sum the numbers in rows
1
and 2 above and to the right of the maximum value in row 3? I have tried
the
formula =SUM(OFFSET(MAX(A3:C3),-2,0,2,3)) but Excel doesn't appear to
accept
the maximum function within the offset function.

Thanks in advance.
Ian