I have a group of numbers
5 2 3 5 9
4 3 5 9 7
1 1 1 9 9

I want to total the columns. However I don't want the max and the min in
each row to be used. And I only want the left most min or max excluded. For
example on the last row I only want the first 1 and the first 9 excluded.
Thanks for any help you can give me.

Hi
I used the range A1:E3 for the example
Put this formula in F1 and copy down as far as needed
=SUM(A1:E1)-MIN(A1:E1)-MAX(A1:E1)

HTH
Michael

"mjlevie" wrote:

I have a group of numbers
5 2 3 5 9
4 3 5 9 7
1 1 1 9 9

I want to total the columns. However I don't want the max and the min in
each row to be used. And I only want the left most min or max excluded. For
example on the last row I only want the first 1 and the first 9 excluded.
Thanks for any help you can give me.

Assuming 1st number in A1, =SUM(A1:E1)-(MIN(A1:E1)+MAX(A1:E1)) ought to
do it.

mjlevie wrote:
I have a group of numbers
5 2 3 5 9
4 3 5 9 7
1 1 1 9 9

I want to total the columns. However I don't want the max and the min in
each row to be used. And I only want the left most min or max excluded. For
example on the last row I only want the first 1 and the first 9 excluded.
Thanks for any help you can give me.

Hi Hugh
I don't think you answer is correct.
By having +MAX(A1:E1) it is summing the range and then adding MAX of the
range to the sum ??

Regards
Michael

"Hugh" not.com" wrote:

Assuming 1st number in A1, =SUM(A1:E1)-(MIN(A1:E1)+MAX(A1:E1)) ought to
do it.

mjlevie wrote:
I have a group of numbers
5 2 3 5 9
4 3 5 9 7
1 1 1 9 9

I want to total the columns. However I don't want the max and the min in
each row to be used. And I only want the left most min or max excluded. For
example on the last row I only want the first 1 and the first 9 excluded.
Thanks for any help you can give me.