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How do i get a figure for Percentage in xl? I have a set of cells that i need
to know the percentage of. For example: Cell B6 to B 50 has names in it, what
is the percentage of individuals in the cell?

thanks in advance.
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Assume you want to know what % of entries contain Bob:

Assumes there are no empty/blank cells within the range:

=COUNTIF(B$6:B$50,"Bob")/ROWS(B$6:B$50)

Format as PERCENTAGE

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How do i get a figure for Percentage in xl? I have a set of cells that i
need
to know the percentage of. For example: Cell B6 to B 50 has names in it,
what
is the percentage of individuals in the cell?

thanks in advance.



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