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Old March 10th, 2010, 09:59 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
liaper
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Default Percentage max formula?

i need to find out how divide two cells but the answer cannot be more than 150%
for example: I want to divide A2 and A1 abd have the answer be on A3 but the
percentage in A3 can not be higher than 150%
A
1 1
2 3
3 300.00%



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Old March 10th, 2010, 10:05 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Niek Otten
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Default Percentage max formula?

=MIN(A2/A1,1.5)

Format as %

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i need to find out how divide two cells but the answer cannot be more than
150%
for example: I want to divide A2 and A1 abd have the answer be on A3 but
the
percentage in A3 can not be higher than 150%
A
1 1
2 3
3 300.00%




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Old March 10th, 2010, 10:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
TomPl
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Default Percentage max formula?

This formula should give you the lesser of the calculated % and 150%:

=MIN(A2/A1,1.5)

Tom

 




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