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    Trying to sum result of a range but only if positive

    Hi everyone,
    I'm not great at this and I've stumped myself. I think I'm close though, just missing one part.
    I'm trying to add up the results of rows 6-50 of the following:

    (F6/C6*0.024)-50 + (F7/C7*0.024)-50 etc but ONLY if it's a positive value. So if subtracting 50 makes it negative, I need it to be ignored rather than subtract from the sum.

    So far I have:
    =SUM(IF(C6:C50<>0,((F6:F50/(C6:C50*0.024))-50)))
    Which is working except the negative values. The first IF is only to stop division by zero for blank lines.
    I've tried adding an extra IF ">0" statement but that results in SPILL!
    I've tried adding a MAX(0,all that^) but it just returns the first line it finds, the sum doesn't seem to continue.

    I'm really hoping someone can spot my mistake, or send me down a different rabbit hole!
    Thanks!
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    Re: Trying to sum result of a range but only if positive

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    Can you make the example of the result that you want?

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    Re: Trying to sum result of a range but only if positive

    First, your example formula does a different calculation than what you have earlier in your description:

    (F6/C6*0.024)-50
    is equivalent to this
    ((F6/C6)*0.024)-50

    but then this
    (F6:F50/(C6:C50*0.024))-50
    adds parentheses that change the calculation.

    Please confirm what calculation you actually want.

    I tested this with a little bit of fake data. If I had your data I would have a better test. Consider providing a sample file. This uses the calculation in your first description. It is an array formula. I don't know what Excel 2019 supports but you may have to explicitly enter it as an array formula with CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.

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    Re: Trying to sum result of a range but only if positive

    Thanks Jeff,
    The second formula is the one I'm after. The 0.024 is in the denominator. The code you sent back is returning 0 right now, going over it but thanks!

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    Re: Trying to sum result of a range but only if positive

    Here's the relative part of the sheet with a few notes, I know it doesn't make a whole lot of sense but hopefully that explains a little.
    Thanks again!
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    Re: Trying to sum result of a range but only if positive

    Quote Originally Posted by BMagedanz View Post
    Thanks Jeff,
    The second formula is the one I'm after. The 0.024 is in the denominator. The code you sent back is returning 0 right now, going over it but thanks!
    Scratch that, just had to adjust a few parentheses to make it run the second formula and not only does it work perfectly, it's beautifully simplistic. THANK YOU!

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    Re: Trying to sum result of a range but only if positive

    Glad it worked! Post back to this thread if you see a problem. (The formula could be slightly simplified with the LET function but that's not available in your version.)

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