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Old September 15th, 2008, 08:50 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
trish
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Default Adding up a column of percents

I need to know the formula for adding up a row of percents....
I am trying to find the total of 5 percetages - this is a sales increase on
5 different accounts that i need to total.
0.044
0.054
0.009
-0.021
0.036
how do i get these to total correctly in a formula that i can put in my
worksheet?

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T
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Old September 15th, 2008, 08:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Spiky
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Default Adding up a column of percents

There's nothing special about percents. Just use SUM.
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Old September 15th, 2008, 08:57 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Bob Umlas[_2_]
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Default Adding up a column of percents

Just add them.
"Trish" wrote in message
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I need to know the formula for adding up a row of percents....
I am trying to find the total of 5 percetages - this is a sales increase
on
5 different accounts that i need to total.
0.044
0.054
0.009
-0.021
0.036
how do i get these to total correctly in a formula that i can put in my
worksheet?

--
T



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Old September 15th, 2008, 08:59 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Duke Carey
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Default Adding up a column of percents

if your data is in row 2, say B2:F2, a simple SUM() will work.

=sum(b2:f2)

Is your problem a little more complicated than this, perhaps?

"Trish" wrote:

I need to know the formula for adding up a row of percents....
I am trying to find the total of 5 percetages - this is a sales increase on
5 different accounts that i need to total.
0.044
0.054
0.009
-0.021
0.036
how do i get these to total correctly in a formula that i can put in my
worksheet?

--
T

 




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