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Calculation Error
I have a formula that won't give the right answer. I have tried pretty much
everything that I can think of. From the Tools drop down, the Alt F9. Here is my formula: =PRODUCT(K15*3784). I'm not sure if it might have something to do with the fact that K15 also has a formula in it. Could you help me with this? |
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"Dawn" wrote: I have a formula that won't give the right answer. I have tried pretty much everything that I can think of. From the Tools drop down, the Alt F9. Here is my formula: =PRODUCT(K15*3784). I'm not sure if it might have something to do with the fact that K15 also has a formula in it. Could you help me with this? |
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I tried that and still came up with the wrong answer. The answer should be
297,072, and I'm getting 297,083. "Monish" wrote: replace "*" with "," "Dawn" wrote: I have a formula that won't give the right answer. I have tried pretty much everything that I can think of. From the Tools drop down, the Alt F9. Here is my formula: =PRODUCT(K15*3784). I'm not sure if it might have something to do with the fact that K15 also has a formula in it. Could you help me with this? |
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Dawn,
As you said that the value in K15 is the result of a formula I would imagine that the answer you are getting is the result of a rounding error. I would guess that the value that you want to use is: 78.50739958 but you actually have 78.5103065539112 in the cell. -- HTH Sandy In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland and the crowning place of kings Replace @mailinator.com with @tiscali.co.uk "Dawn" wrote in message ... I tried that and still came up with the wrong answer. The answer should be 297,072, and I'm getting 297,083. "Monish" wrote: replace "*" with "," "Dawn" wrote: I have a formula that won't give the right answer. I have tried pretty much everything that I can think of. From the Tools drop down, the Alt F9. Here is my formula: =PRODUCT(K15*3784). I'm not sure if it might have something to do with the fact that K15 also has a formula in it. Could you help me with this? |
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You could use this formula:
=k15*3784 But you'll want to select K15, hit F2, then F9 and note what's in the formula bar then hit the escape key to revert back to the formula. (Or hit edit|Undo if you hit enter.) And do make sure that calculation is set to automatic (tools|Options|calculation tab) Dawn wrote: I have a formula that won't give the right answer. I have tried pretty much everything that I can think of. From the Tools drop down, the Alt F9. Here is my formula: =PRODUCT(K15*3784). I'm not sure if it might have something to do with the fact that K15 also has a formula in it. Could you help me with this? -- Dave Peterson |
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so your problem is not with this formula but rather with the one in K15...the
difference appears to be a rounding issue (K15 changes from 78.507 to 78.51 to give you 297,083 instead of 297,702) "Dawn" wrote: I tried that and still came up with the wrong answer. The answer should be 297,072, and I'm getting 297,083. "Monish" wrote: replace "*" with "," "Dawn" wrote: I have a formula that won't give the right answer. I have tried pretty much everything that I can think of. From the Tools drop down, the Alt F9. Here is my formula: =PRODUCT(K15*3784). I'm not sure if it might have something to do with the fact that K15 also has a formula in it. Could you help me with this? |
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Not sure, if I pull the decimal out to 4 spaces, the number in K15 is
78.5104, which is correct for the problem. "Monish" wrote: so your problem is not with this formula but rather with the one in K15...the difference appears to be a rounding issue (K15 changes from 78.507 to 78.51 to give you 297,083 instead of 297,702) "Dawn" wrote: I tried that and still came up with the wrong answer. The answer should be 297,072, and I'm getting 297,083. "Monish" wrote: replace "*" with "," "Dawn" wrote: I have a formula that won't give the right answer. I have tried pretty much everything that I can think of. From the Tools drop down, the Alt F9. Here is my formula: =PRODUCT(K15*3784). I'm not sure if it might have something to do with the fact that K15 also has a formula in it. Could you help me with this? |
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ok, so if 78.5104 is correct for your stiuation, then you are correctly
getting 297,083. This would mean that perhaps the problem is in how you came up with 3,784...was that rounded perhaps? there is a difference between 3,783.995 and 3783.855...I would check the source for this number "Dawn" wrote: Not sure, if I pull the decimal out to 4 spaces, the number in K15 is 78.5104, which is correct for the problem. "Monish" wrote: so your problem is not with this formula but rather with the one in K15...the difference appears to be a rounding issue (K15 changes from 78.507 to 78.51 to give you 297,083 instead of 297,702) "Dawn" wrote: I tried that and still came up with the wrong answer. The answer should be 297,072, and I'm getting 297,083. "Monish" wrote: replace "*" with "," "Dawn" wrote: I have a formula that won't give the right answer. I have tried pretty much everything that I can think of. From the Tools drop down, the Alt F9. Here is my formula: =PRODUCT(K15*3784). I'm not sure if it might have something to do with the fact that K15 also has a formula in it. Could you help me with this? |
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