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Scudo

help please with simple formula
 
F4 i have 0
H4 i have 6
J4 i have 1.12
The answer in N4 is 6 (good enough but would like to round to nearest No
which should be 7)
Formula used is =H4-F4*J4

F7 i have 0
H7 i have 6
J7 i have 2.24
The answer in N7 is still 6 ( it should be 12, double the one above)
Formula used is =H7-F7*J7

just can`t work this out.

help please
thanks



gls858

Scudo wrote:
F4 i have 0
H4 i have 6
J4 i have 1.12
The answer in N4 is 6 (good enough but would like to round to nearest No
which should be 7)
Formula used is =H4-F4*J4

F7 i have 0
H7 i have 6
J7 i have 2.24
The answer in N7 is still 6 ( it should be 12, double the one above)
Formula used is =H7-F7*J7

just can`t work this out.

help please
thanks


the multiplcation takes place first thus for the first formula you
have 6- 0, zero times anything is zero. This applies to the second
formula also. Try (H7-F7)*J7

If you wnat it rounded try the Round function

gls858

Anne Troy

You need some parens, Scudo:
=(H4-F4)*J4
What it's doing now is taking H4-(F4*J4)
*******************
~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com
www.MyExpertsOnline.com


"Scudo" wrote in message
...
F4 i have 0
H4 i have 6
J4 i have 1.12
The answer in N4 is 6 (good enough but would like to round to nearest No
which should be 7)
Formula used is =H4-F4*J4

F7 i have 0
H7 i have 6
J7 i have 2.24
The answer in N7 is still 6 ( it should be 12, double the one above)
Formula used is =H7-F7*J7

just can`t work this out.

help please
thanks





Anne Troy

Sorry, Scudo. Rounding:

http://www.officearticles.com/excel/...soft_excel.htm

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~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com
www.MyExpertsOnline.com


"Anne Troy" wrote in message
news:406ca$42cd8525$97c5108d$11996@allthenewsgroup s.com...
You need some parens, Scudo:
=(H4-F4)*J4
What it's doing now is taking H4-(F4*J4)
*******************
~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com
www.MyExpertsOnline.com


"Scudo" wrote in message
...
F4 i have 0
H4 i have 6
J4 i have 1.12
The answer in N4 is 6 (good enough but would like to round to nearest

No
which should be 7)
Formula used is =H4-F4*J4

F7 i have 0
H7 i have 6
J7 i have 2.24
The answer in N7 is still 6 ( it should be 12, double the one above)
Formula used is =H7-F7*J7

just can`t work this out.

help please
thanks







Scudo

Thanks again to all for help, my problem (s) are now sorted.

regards
Scudo

"Anne Troy" wrote in message
news:e8e0e$42cd899d$97c5108d$26641@allthenewsgroup s.com...
Sorry, Scudo. Rounding:


http://www.officearticles.com/excel/..._microsoft_exc
el.htm

*******************
~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com
www.MyExpertsOnline.com


"Anne Troy" wrote in message
news:406ca$42cd8525$97c5108d$11996@allthenewsgroup s.com...
You need some parens, Scudo:
=(H4-F4)*J4
What it's doing now is taking H4-(F4*J4)
*******************
~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com
www.MyExpertsOnline.com


"Scudo" wrote in message
...
F4 i have 0
H4 i have 6
J4 i have 1.12
The answer in N4 is 6 (good enough but would like to round to

nearest
No
which should be 7)
Formula used is =H4-F4*J4

F7 i have 0
H7 i have 6
J7 i have 2.24
The answer in N7 is still 6 ( it should be 12, double the one

above)
Formula used is =H7-F7*J7

just can`t work this out.

help please
thanks









gls858

Scudo wrote:
Thanks again to all for help, my problem (s) are now sorted.

regards
Scudo

"Anne Troy" wrote in message
news:e8e0e$42cd899d$97c5108d$26641@allthenewsgroup s.com...

Sorry, Scudo. Rounding:



http://www.officearticles.com/excel/..._microsoft_exc
el.htm

*******************
~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com
www.MyExpertsOnline.com


"Anne Troy" wrote in message
news:406ca$42cd8525$97c5108d$11996@allthenewsgro ups.com...

You need some parens, Scudo:
=(H4-F4)*J4
What it's doing now is taking H4-(F4*J4)
*******************
~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com
www.MyExpertsOnline.com


"Scudo" wrote in message
.uk...

F4 i have 0
H4 i have 6
J4 i have 1.12
The answer in N4 is 6 (good enough but would like to round to


nearest

No

which should be 7)
Formula used is =H4-F4*J4

F7 i have 0
H7 i have 6
J7 i have 2.24
The answer in N7 is still 6 ( it should be 12, double the one


above)

Formula used is =H7-F7*J7

just can`t work this out.

help please
thanks







Glad you got it sorted.
Thanks for posting back.

gls858

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Dear Scudo

I think it's now been answered, but remember in general that excel follows
mathematical conventions. eg BODMAS (easy to remember) -- formualae are resolved
in the strict order: * Brackets Of Divide Multiply Add Subtract*. So if you want
to add or subtract *before* multiplying/dividing then you must use brackets round
the items to first be added/subtracted.

eg 4 X 5-1 = 19 -- multiplies first then subtracts
but 4 X (5-1) = 16 -- does what's in the brackets first then multiplies



gls858 wrote:

F7 i have 0
H7 i have 6
J7 i have 2.24
The answer in N7 is still 6 ( it should be 12, double the one

above)
Formula used is =H7-F7*J7

just can`t work this out.

help please
thanks






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