Minus a percentage in a formula

walkera

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I need to write a formula to minus a percentage of a total.

for example I want to take away 20% of the total of £8.75.
 

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On 2002-08-28 04:13, walkera wrote:
I need to write a formula to minus a percentage of a total.

for example I want to take away 20% of the total of £8.75.

Try following:
A1: 8.75
A2: 20%
A3: =A1*(1-A2)

Kind regards,
Dennis
 
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Not quite as elegant but you can do it in one cell

a1: £8.75

a2: =((a1/100)*80)

alternativly

if the % deduction changes

a1: Percentage to deduct eg. 20% 30% etc..

a2: Amount eg. £8.75, £9.15 etc

cell b1: = (($a$2/100)*$a$1)

Or if the amount changes

Col C= Amount eg c1 £8.75
Col D = ((c1/100)*$a$1)

You can then drag the formula down column D

For this one keep the format of cell A1 as a number NOT Percentage.

Remember you can use the F4 key to lock the absolute references.

Hope this helps.

DaveA
This message was edited by applebyd on 2002-08-28 04:50
 
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