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Closest number match help ...
Thats great. Many thanx.
NP "Frank Kabel" wrote in message ... Hi then try the following array formula =INDEX(A1:A4,MATCH(TRUE,A1:A4=800,0)) -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany "NP" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... Thanks for that. However, I forgot to also mention that I would like the value returned to be higher. For example ... if A5 contains 800 then I would like the value returned in B5 to be 1500. Any ideas please? Many thanks, NP. "Frank Kabel" wrote in message ... Hi try the followung array formula (entered with CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER): =INDEX(A1:A4,MATCH(MIN(ABS(A1:AA4-A5)),ABS(A1:A4-A5),0)) -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany "NP" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... Looking for a way to find the number that falls closest to another number in Excel ... Cell A1 contains value 750 Cell A2 contains value 1500 Cell A3 contains value 3000 When I enter a value in cell A5 (e.g. 800), the result I would like retuned in cell B5 is the number from cell a1, a2 or a3 which is closest to the value in A5. Anyone any ideas how to do this please? Many thanks, NP. |
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