I am multiplying two cells to get a result in a third cell. the result comes
out to be 18.525. I format the decimal to show only two numbers, like 18.53
but when I multiply this number to another number it is multiplying like
18.525. How can I make it multiply like 18.53?
thanks

Round the Multiplication like:

=ROUND(Cell1*Cell2,2)

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"Gator" wrote in message
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I am multiplying two cells to get a result in a third cell. the result
comes
out to be 18.525. I format the decimal to show only two numbers, like
18.53
but when I multiply this number to another number it is multiplying like
18.525. How can I make it multiply like 18.53?
thanks

Do the rounding within the formula not by formatting the number of decimal
places.

A1 = 10.183
B1 = 5.572

A1*B1 = 56.73968

=ROUND(A1*B1,2)

=56.74

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"Gator" wrote in message
...
I am multiplying two cells to get a result in a third cell. the result
comes
out to be 18.525. I format the decimal to show only two numbers, like
18.53
but when I multiply this number to another number it is multiplying like
18.525. How can I make it multiply like 18.53?
thanks