Help with Solver - Choosing numbers from a list:

Ron Matthews

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I WANT TO FIND WHICH NUMBERS ADD UP TO $8452.55

$3,208.20$1.00
$185.00$1.00
$30.00$1.00
$180.00$1.00
$30.00$1.00
$194.00$1.00
$529.74$1.00
$194.00$1.00
$194.00$1.00
$194.00$1.00
$893.76$1.00
$201.39$1.00
$194.00$1.00
$194.00$1.00
$194.00$1.00
$185.00$1.00
$194.00$1.00
$276.81$1.00
$3,718.72$1.00
$2,376.89$1.00
$473.73$1.00
$13,841.24

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I have set Solver up as shown above and no matter which method I use, I cannot get a result.

I have tried unsuccessfully on Excel XL for Windows, Excel 2011 and 2016 for Mac

I suspect I am doing something wrong in the set up - can some-one please help me?
 

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