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Default add 3 non-adjacent % cells visually = 99.9, total shows 100.0

Formula in cell N34 adds N16 (11.1%), N24 (44.4%), and N31 (44.4%). The
total displayed in N34 is 100.0%, should be 99.9%.
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You're seeing 99.9% because your values are not 11.1%, 44.4% and 44.4%
exactly. There is more there than you see. If the values a

11.14%
44.43%
44.44%

Then the true sum is 100.01%. If formatted to the tenth decimal place,
you'll see 100.0%.

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Jason
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Formula in cell N34 adds N16 (11.1%), N24 (44.4%), and N31 (44.4%). The
total displayed in N34 is 100.0%, should be 99.9%.

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Duke Carey
 
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Adding a little to Jason's response, if you want the values in N16, N24, &
N31 to be just what they appear to be, apply the Round() function to them,
rounding them to 3 decimal places.

If the values were in contiguous cells you could , use an array formula,
committed by pressing Ctrl-Shift-Enter:

=SUM(ROUND(A1:A3,3))

"Chipster" wrote:

Formula in cell N34 adds N16 (11.1%), N24 (44.4%), and N31 (44.4%). The
total displayed in N34 is 100.0%, should be 99.9%.

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