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    Hi please can someone help. I to calculate a % discount but am having rounding issues please you suggest fix

    Creditors Name Amount Due Discount % Discount Amount Amount To Be Paid
    ????? R 3 591.00 2.5% R 89.78 R 3 501.2250 this figure is showing R3 501.23 with 2 decimal places

    Formulas Number "=SUM(B5-E5)" "=B9*(1-2.5%)"

    I need it to show R3501.22

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    Re: Correcting Rounding on a % formula

    Use round down
    =ROUNDDOWN(E2,3)

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    Re: Correcting Rounding on a % formula

    Hi how would that look, I tried this and got and error? =ROUNDDOWN(B9*(1-2.5%,2))

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    Re: Correcting Rounding on a % formula

    =rounddown(b9*(1-2.5%),2)

    You had the closing bracket in the wrong place.
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    thanks so much

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    Re: Correcting Rounding on a % formula

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    Re: Correcting Rounding on a % formula

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