text to number
I don't know how to convert these to single numbers (decimals)
For example do you want to convert 15/8 to 15.8 or 15 divided to 8?
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R. Khoshravan
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"colensa" wrote:
I import data onto Excel from a horseracing database.
The odds of the horses are expressed in the form 3/1, 15/8, 9/4 etc etc .
I have to import these as text otherwise they become dates.
They are therefore on the LHS of the cell.
I don't know how to convert these to single numbers (decimals) in order to
make calculations, and following the process 'text to numbers' on Excel does
not seem to achieve any result - possibly because of the /
Help please
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