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Time (clock) times a number= very high number?

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    Time (clock) times a number= very high number?

    I have time start and time end and the difference between the two times. In a third column I have profit and want to calculate the profit per hour.
    When I divide the profit with the time spent I get a very very high number.

    If I for instance type in 1 hour of work and profit 100, then I get profit per hour 2400. (profit/hours spent)

    On a side note I am trying to get the numbers as 24 hours and not use am or pm and in the spread sheet I get these numbers but in the box at the top where you see the formulas etc. it shows as am and pm.

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    Last edited by saadeet; 04-13-2009 at 06:44 AM.

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    Re: Time (clock) times a number= very high number?

    Change your formula in C4 to: =(B4-A4)*24

    and format as General or Number.
    Where there is a will there are many ways.

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    Re: Time (clock) times a number= very high number?

    In Excel, date and time is converted to a number, and an hour is recorded as a fraction of a 24 hour day, or 0.042, so when you divide your profit of "100" you get 2400.

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