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Subtracting A from B
Hi guys, getting really frustrated with this problem
I only want to subtract A2 from A1 and put the diffrence in B2 then follow the list down then have the total sum lost at the bottom of collumn B. i.e A2 from A1 = B2 A3 from A2 = B3 B4= Sum of B2 and B3 All I seem to get is A B 1 50 - 2 49 1 (Sum(A1-A2)) 3 49 Why do I get this? 4 0 5 0 6 50 Should be 1 not 50 Cheers in advance |
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hi
if your are using this formula.... =A1-A2 and coping down..... look at A3. A3="" and nothing from 49 is 49. Regards FSt1 "Sibbs" wrote: Hi guys, getting really frustrated with this problem I only want to subtract A2 from A1 and put the diffrence in B2 then follow the list down then have the total sum lost at the bottom of collumn B. i.e A2 from A1 = B2 A3 from A2 = B3 B4= Sum of B2 and B3 All I seem to get is A B 1 50 - 2 49 1 (Sum(A1-A2)) 3 49 Why do I get this? 4 0 5 0 6 50 Should be 1 not 50 Cheers in advance |
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B2:
=IF(COUNT(A1:A2)=2,A1-A2,"") and copy down. -- HTH Sandy In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland and the crowning place of kings Replace @mailinator.com with @tiscali.co.uk "Sibbs" wrote in message ... Hi guys, getting really frustrated with this problem I only want to subtract A2 from A1 and put the diffrence in B2 then follow the list down then have the total sum lost at the bottom of collumn B. i.e A2 from A1 = B2 A3 from A2 = B3 B4= Sum of B2 and B3 All I seem to get is A B 1 50 - 2 49 1 (Sum(A1-A2)) 3 49 Why do I get this? 4 0 5 0 6 50 Should be 1 not 50 Cheers in advance |
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I see now, cheers guys. Very Much appreciated.
"FSt1" wrote: hi if your are using this formula.... =A1-A2 and coping down..... look at A3. A3="" and nothing from 49 is 49. Regards FSt1 "Sibbs" wrote: Hi guys, getting really frustrated with this problem I only want to subtract A2 from A1 and put the diffrence in B2 then follow the list down then have the total sum lost at the bottom of collumn B. i.e A2 from A1 = B2 A3 from A2 = B3 B4= Sum of B2 and B3 All I seem to get is A B 1 50 - 2 49 1 (Sum(A1-A2)) 3 49 Why do I get this? 4 0 5 0 6 50 Should be 1 not 50 Cheers in advance |
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Subtracting A from B
Firstly, you do not need to use SUM in every formula. Just =A1-A2 will do
the job Secondly, if you copied the formula from B2 to B3 it becomes =A2-A3 and since A3 is empty (treated as zero) you get 49. best wishes -- Bernard Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme "Sibbs" wrote in message ... Hi guys, getting really frustrated with this problem I only want to subtract A2 from A1 and put the diffrence in B2 then follow the list down then have the total sum lost at the bottom of collumn B. i.e A2 from A1 = B2 A3 from A2 = B3 B4= Sum of B2 and B3 All I seem to get is A B 1 50 - 2 49 1 (Sum(A1-A2)) 3 49 Why do I get this? 4 0 5 0 6 50 Should be 1 not 50 Cheers in advance |
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