Please forgive my ignorance, I am new to this.
My question is almost identical to the previous post, but I was unable
to understand that answer.
My problem is that I have two ifs that need to be satisfied before
returning an answer. Example:
If B10="X" and A2B2 then 2*A2
If B10="X" and B2A2 then 2*B2
If B10 doesn not = "X" then 0

I know how to write the simple version
=IF((B10="X"),2*A2,0)
but I'm not sure where to place the extra argument or what term to use
to add another one. (& or AND or whatever). I've tried them
all....except the right one, apparently.

Someone suggested VLOOKUP tables and I looked that up in my manual but
it seems to indicate referencing a set table which this does not seem
to have. Perhaps I don't understand correctly.
In any event, the first scenario I mentioned is easier to understand,
if I can just figure out how to include one more argument.
Any ideas?
Thanks so much.


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try
=if(b10<"x",0,if(a2b2,a2,b2)*2)

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Please forgive my ignorance, I am new to this.
My question is almost identical to the previous post, but I was unable
to understand that answer.
My problem is that I have two ifs that need to be satisfied before
returning an answer. Example:
If B10="X" and A2B2 then 2*A2
If B10="X" and B2A2 then 2*B2
If B10 doesn not = "X" then 0

I know how to write the simple version
=IF((B10="X"),2*A2,0)
but I'm not sure where to place the extra argument or what term to use
to add another one. (& or AND or whatever). I've tried them
all....except the right one, apparently.

Someone suggested VLOOKUP tables and I looked that up in my manual but
it seems to indicate referencing a set table which this does not seem
to have. Perhaps I don't understand correctly.
In any event, the first scenario I mentioned is easier to understand,
if I can just figure out how to include one more argument.
Any ideas?
Thanks so much.


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One way:

=IF(B10="X", IF(A2B2, 2*A2, 2*B2), 0)

However, you could simplify that as

=IF(B10="X", 2 * MAX(A2,B2), 0)

And since XL coverts TRUE/FALSE values to 1/0, respectively, in math
operations, you could simplify this a bit mo

=(B10<"X") * 2 * MAX(A2,B2)

In article ,
pdgood wrote:

Please forgive my ignorance, I am new to this.
My question is almost identical to the previous post, but I was unable
to understand that answer.
My problem is that I have two ifs that need to be satisfied before
returning an answer. Example:
If B10="X" and A2B2 then 2*A2
If B10="X" and B2A2 then 2*B2
If B10 doesn not = "X" then 0

I know how to write the simple version
=IF((B10="X"),2*A2,0)
but I'm not sure where to place the extra argument or what term to use
to add another one. (& or AND or whatever). I've tried them
all....except the right one, apparently.

Someone suggested VLOOKUP tables and I looked that up in my manual but
it seems to indicate referencing a set table which this does not seem
to have. Perhaps I don't understand correctly.
In any event, the first scenario I mentioned is easier to understand,
if I can just figure out how to include one more argument.
Any ideas?
Thanks so much.

You guys are amazing! And the response time in this forum is
unbelieveable.
Many, many thanks.


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Of course the "<" should have been "=".

In article ,
JE McGimpsey wrote:

And since XL coverts TRUE/FALSE values to 1/0, respectively, in math
operations, you could simplify this a bit mo

=(B10<"X") * 2 * MAX(A2,B2)

I think this method will save you a step or two:

=IF(B10="X",2*MAX(A2:B2),0)

OR you could even go this way:

=(B10="X")*MAX(A2:B2)*2

Does that help?

Regards,
Ron


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