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Excel issue - 22 Sep 2004 05:33 GMT
Out of all the formulas I have the only one that is giving me a problem is a
simple addition formula.  Has anyone noticed an issue where the system wont
add correctly.

I sumed up 4 sells that consist of these numbers 195, 153 and 16.
I get 364 but excel says its 363.  ny suggestions would be great.
Nikos Yannacopoulos - 22 Sep 2004 08:31 GMT
Dear Friend,

To begin with, you have posted to the wrong newsgroup! This is an Access NG,
not an Excel one.

Anyway, the most likely explanation is that the numbers in the cells have a
decimal part which you don't see because the cells are formatted to hide it,
so they are rounded to the closest integer. For instance, if the real
numbers are 194.6, 152.6, 15.6 then the sum is 362.8, which - rounded to the
closest integer - is shown as 363. To verify that this is indeed your
situation, select the three input cells and the sum cell and change the
formatting to display a few decimals.

HTH,
Nikos

> Out of all the formulas I have the only one that is giving me a problem is a
> simple addition formula.  Has anyone noticed an issue where the system wont
> add correctly.
>
> I sumed up 4 sells that consist of these numbers 195, 153 and 16.
> I get 364 but excel says its 363.  ny suggestions would be great.
Rob Lombardo - 23 Sep 2004 04:19 GMT
Thank you, I noticed that and need to figure out a way around it.  I would
like to apologize about the news group being incorrect.  I saw the excel a
subject line and went from there.  Thank you for your response.

> Dear Friend,
>
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> > I sumed up 4 sells that consist of these numbers 195, 153 and 16.
> > I get 364 but excel says its 363.  ny suggestions would be great.
 
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