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I am new to excel, and am using a spreadsheet alreadey set up, when I have
two cells to add up, the total is off by 1 penny, why? Formula says
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It could be the formatting of the cells, with some rounding up taking place.

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I am new to excel, and am using a spreadsheet alreadey set up, when I have
two cells to add up, the total is off by 1 penny, why? Formula says
=Sum(F2:G2)
help.....



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http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/pennyoff.html

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|I am new to excel, and am using a spreadsheet alreadey set up, when I have
| two cells to add up, the total is off by 1 penny, why? Formula says
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Thank you, but how do I correct the rounding up?

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two cells to add up, the total is off by 1 penny, why? Formula says
=Sum(F2:G2)
help.....




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Use =Round(YourFormula,2), then sum.

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Thank you, but how do I correct the rounding up?

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It could be the formatting of the cells, with some rounding up taking place.

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I am new to excel, and am using a spreadsheet alreadey set up, when I have
two cells to add up, the total is off by 1 penny, why? Formula says
=Sum(F2:G2)
help.....






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