Help with Formula for Scaling Calculation

Could someone please assist with the following:

• Sheet1 contains a number of different scales (Scale1, Scale2, Scale3...) that are numeric or alphanumeric.
• The main scale has values 0 to 100. All scales are as rows.
• Sheet 2 contains a drop down to show all the available scales from sheet 1
• If a user selects a scale from the drop down (e.g., Scale2) and enters a value, then the corresponding value from the main scale should be displayed.
• A value on Scale2 can correspond to multiple values on the main scale.
• The formula should display the highest corresponding value from the main scale.
• Example:

Scale 2 Values are: A1, A1, A1, A1, A2, A2... Main Scale Values 100, 99, 98, 97, 96, 95. So A1 can equal 100, 99, 98 or 97. Only 100 (the highest value) should be displayed.



Help is greatly appreciated.



Thanks in advance.

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It's not clear, sorry.

2. Make sure that your desired results are also shown (mock up the results manually).

How should one distinguish between the various A1 values in the M Scale? Why is the result 97?

See if pasting the following formula into cell R4 does what you want: =AGGREGATE(14,6,Scales!E$2:ALS$2/(Scales!A$3:A$7=O4)/(Scales!E$3:ALS$7=P4),1)
Let us know if you have any questions.