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    percentages in excel

    I am SOO new to excel, I need help, I have a starting number of 2,400,000, I need to find 90% of that number, how do you come up with the formula for this ?

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    2,400,000, I need to find 90%
    assuming that your 2,400,000 is in cell A1, and you want the answer in B1,
    put this in B1.

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    A better practice than "hard coding" within formulae which makes your spreadsheet more flexible is done by separating the "constants" out into separate cells & having the result formula stand alone ie:
    Cell A1 = "2,400,000"
    Cell B1 = "0.9"
    Cell C1 = "=A1*b1"

    Now you can change A1 or B1 & watch the impact on the result. This also means that there are fewer chances of future errors in the spreadsheet if the percentage is ever meant to be changed because it is now clearly visible (rather than hidden within a formula which can be easy to overlook).

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