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How to generate random numbers from a range of cells?
I have a list of 25 differnt numbers in cells from A1 to A25
How can I randomly pick 5 numbers from the range A1:A25 I would like the 5 number to show up in cells C1 to G1 Thanks |
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How to generate random numbers from a range of cells?
Use this in C1:G1... =INDIRECT("A" & INT(RAND()*25)+1) -- Jim Cone San Francisco, USA http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware (Excel Add-ins / Excel Programming) "fruitchunk" wrote in message I have a list of 25 differnt numbers in cells from A1 to A25 How can I randomly pick 5 numbers from the range A1:A25 I would like the 5 number to show up in cells C1 to G1 Thanks |
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How to generate random numbers from a range of cells?
create helper column in column B
B1: =RAND() copy down to B25 In C1: =INDEX($A$1:$A$25,RANK(INDIRECT("B"&COLUMNS($C:C)) ,$B$1:$B$25)) copy across to G1 "fruitchunk" wrote: I have a list of 25 differnt numbers in cells from A1 to A25 How can I randomly pick 5 numbers from the range A1:A25 I would like the 5 number to show up in cells C1 to G1 Thanks |
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How to generate random numbers from a range of cells?
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