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    Rounding down not up

    I would like to know how to round numbers down in excel 2003

    Example

    when I format a cell like this 1000/6.7 the answer is 149.2537 that is ok and the cell will show 149 which is what because I have deleted the decimal point.

    but if for example I had 3 cells with the same equastion in them and another cell with a total, the total instead of being 149 times 3 equals 447 I get 448 because the sum is 149.2537 times 3 so the cell rounds up I do not want the cell to round up I want the answer matching what the cell displays 149 times 3 equals 447

    Can you help please

    please email me at [email protected]

    many thanks Mike

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    Re: Rounding down not up

    You have a few options

    1 - you can use "Precision as Displayed" option - but this is not generally advised
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/214118

    2 - you can adjust either your 3-cells or your "final calculation" to use only the Integer value of each.

    In terms of adjusting the 3 cells directly:

    =INT(1000/6.7)

    or

    =ROUNDDOWN(1000/6.7,0)

    or

    =FLOOR(1000/6.7,1)
    *FLOOR is useful where the significance is something other than 1,10 etc...)

    In terms of leaving those three cell as they were and adjusting only the final calculation:

    =SUMPRODUCT(INT(A1:A3))

    where A1:A3 are the three cells in question.


    On a final note: please PM a Moderator and ask your thread be moved to an appropriate forum.

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