I used the following formulas, each entry being its own cell with # being
direct insert of data representing a number
a b c d e f g
1 # # =b1/a1 # =c1*d1 # =e1-f1
2 # # =b2/a2 # =c2*d2 # =e2-f2
3 =sum =sum =sum =sum =sum
Column e is returning a number 3,338.41 higher than the same total when I
just directly inserted and added up the same numbers into column f. In
addition, when I subtract the difference between column e and column f in
column g, which is actually only 24, it too totals out to 3339.13. The sum
columns only include the cells I want (as confirmed with highlight of
function by double clicking on sum formula). The error repeated when I
copied all of the table to another part of sheet. I have tried formating the
numbers as numbers, currency, and even general still same result. I even
hand inserted the numbers in the difference column where the 3339.13 came up,
so there is no formula but the column still sums up to 3339.13, even though
the total is only 24. When I use =e1+e2...., the total does come out
correct, while the Sum cell does not.

I realize I may have done something but I didn't format anything until after
the error.
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Dave