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Default Adding Random Numbers

Excel evaluates RAND() only once.

Yeah, that's why I prefaced with:

Here's a long shot


This is pretty slick:

=SUBSTITUTE(REPT("+RAND()",23),"+","=",1)
Press [F9] then press [Enter].


I briefly thought about something along those lines but didn't actually try
it.


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"Harlan Grove" wrote in message
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"T. Valko" wrote...
Here's a long shot:

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=SUM(RAND()*(ROW(INDIRECT("1:23"))/100))

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Doesn't work. Excel evaluates RAND() only once.