Percentages

I have a colum listing over 600 products. I need to make an additional
colum reducing the cost of these products by different percentages, 50%, 25%,
etc. I can do this by changing each, one by one. Does anyone know the
formula that I can use that when entered will do the whole column at once.

Thanks, Sharon

Data in A2:A1000

In cell B1 put 50%
In cell B2 put =A2*(1-$B$2) and copy the formula down - 50% discount

Put 25% in cell B1 and you get 25% discount etc

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Regards
Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03

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"Sharon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have a colum listing over 600 products. I need to make an additional
> colum reducing the cost of these products by different percentages, 50%,
25%,
> etc. I can do this by changing each, one by one. Does anyone know the
> formula that I can use that when entered will do the whole column at
once.
>
> Thanks, Sharon