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Old February 16th, 2009, 04:20 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Shone33
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parker has 136 votes (d7)
allen has 5059 (b7)
webb has 4704(c7)
if allen takes 66% of parker votes and
webb takes 24% of parker votes what will parker have left.

because I had to add total votes i did =d7*.66+b7 and =d7*.24+c7
WHAT WILL BE THE FORMULA TO GET PARKER REMAINING VOTES
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Old February 16th, 2009, 04:58 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
T. Valko
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One way:

=D7-SUM(ROUND(D7*{0.66,0.24},0))

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"Shone33" wrote in message
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parker has 136 votes (d7)
allen has 5059 (b7)
webb has 4704(c7)
if allen takes 66% of parker votes and
webb takes 24% of parker votes what will parker have left.

because I had to add total votes i did =d7*.66+b7 and =d7*.24+c7
WHAT WILL BE THE FORMULA TO GET PARKER REMAINING VOTES



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Old February 16th, 2009, 06:34 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Yabi
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On Feb 16, 7:20*am, Shone33 wrote:
parker has 136 votes (d7)
allen has 5059 (b7)
webb has 4704(c7)
if allen takes 66% of parker votes and
webb takes 24% of parker votes what will parker have left.

because I had to add total votes i did =d7*.66+b7 and =d7*.24+c7
WHAT WILL BE THE FORMULA TO GET PARKER REMAINING VOTES


When 66% goes to Allen and 24% to Webb, so it is obvious that only 10%
(100-(66+24)) will remain for Parker.
=D7-(D7*.66+D7*.24)
What was the point with this question?
First when I looked to Valko's reply I told to myself, wow what a
formula is it!?! It took seconds for me to figure out what is it
exactly, but should appreciate his talent on giving unique answers
even to very simple questions. I always watch his replies as every
time I learn a new thing.
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Old February 16th, 2009, 07:42 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
T. Valko
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I always watch his replies as every time I learn a new thing.

Thank you for the compliment.

OK, what do you think of this?

D7 = 137

A vote has a value of 1. There are no half votes or decimal portions of a
vote. At least, that's how I read it!

=D7-(D7*0.66+D7*0.24)

Returns 13.6

So you need to round the result of each multiplication operation:

D7*0.66 = 90.42
D7*0.24 = 32.88

ROUND(D7*0.66,0) = 90
ROUND(D7*0.24,0) = 33

137-SUM(90,33) = 13 votes left for Parker

You might "luck out" where the numbers involved don't need rounding:

D7 = 140

But you never know what the numbers involved might be so you're safer using
the rounding method.

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Yabi" wrote in message
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On Feb 16, 7:20 am, Shone33 wrote:
parker has 136 votes (d7)
allen has 5059 (b7)
webb has 4704(c7)
if allen takes 66% of parker votes and
webb takes 24% of parker votes what will parker have left.

because I had to add total votes i did =d7*.66+b7 and =d7*.24+c7
WHAT WILL BE THE FORMULA TO GET PARKER REMAINING VOTES


When 66% goes to Allen and 24% to Webb, so it is obvious that only 10%
(100-(66+24)) will remain for Parker.
=D7-(D7*.66+D7*.24)
What was the point with this question?
First when I looked to Valko's reply I told to myself, wow what a
formula is it!?! It took seconds for me to figure out what is it
exactly, but should appreciate his talent on giving unique answers
even to very simple questions. I always watch his replies as every
time I learn a new thing.


 




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