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Is there a formula if in diffrent cells I have a number and I want it to
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One way:

=MAX(A1:A5)

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The MAX function will return the largest value of a range. E.g.,

=MAX(A1:A10)


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If your numbers are in A1:C10 then =MAX(A1:C10) returns the highest number
in the range.

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=LARGE(A1:A10,1)


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I always get a return of '0'

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If your numbers are in A1:C10 then =MAX(A1:C10) returns the highest number
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Try:
=count(a1:c10)
(change the range to match)

Maybe those things that look like numbers aren't really numbers.

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I always get a return of '0'

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If your numbers are in A1:C10 then =MAX(A1:C10) returns the highest number
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Is there a formula if in diffrent cells I have a number and I want it to
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