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how do i make a calculation if a cell has text and a number. Example the cell
says "3 weeks" I want to calculate 3 weeks to read in the next column as "120
hours"
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Redundant 1, twice<bg

=LEFT(A1)*40&" Hours"
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=LEFT(A1,1)*1*40&" hours"

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