decimal point is in wrong place

[Bruce]

I'm using Excel 2000 and multiplying and dollar/cents
amount by a number with two decimal points ($44580.12 *
5.19 or by .00519) in both cases the decimal point is one
place to far to the left.

How can I move the point one space to the right? All the
intergers are correct just the point is wrong.

 

[David McRitchie]

Hi Paul,
If you typed in specifically what you used, how it is formatted
and what you actually got and how it is formatted, it might help.
As opposed to describing what you think you see.

A1: =44580.12 * 5.19 yields 231370.8228
which will appear as $231,370.82 when formatted $ and cents.
what exactly did you use and what exactly did you see.

 

[David McRitchie]

Sorry meant to say Hi Bruce, ...

 

[Guest]

David, thanks for the response. Here's an actual calc.

6062937.46 * 5.19 = 31466645.4174
the answer needs to be 314666.45

It's formatted as dollars without the $ and two places.

What am I doing wrong??

-----Original Message-----
Hi Paul,
If you typed in specifically what you used, how it is formatted
and what you actually got and how it is formatted, it might help.
As opposed to describing what you think you see.

A1: =44580.12 * 5.19 yields 231370.8228
which will appear as $231,370.82 when formatted $ and cents.
what exactly did you use and what exactly did you see.



"Bruce" <[email protected]> wrote in

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[Frank Kabel]

Hi
but your current result is the mathematical correct result? Nothing
wrong with it IMHO

--
Regards
Frank Kabel
Frankfurt, Germany

 

[Guest]

Yes it's correct but will not work on a PL Statement.
Bankers don't unerstand that the decimal needs to be moved
two places to the left. They think I've got so much money
so why should I need money from them??
VBG

 

[Carlos Antenna]

6062937.46 * 5.19 = 31466645.4174
This is mathematically correct.

If you want to force the answer you desire, you could divide by 100.
6062937.46 * 5.19 /100 = 314666.45
I think you would still have to justify that to the bankers.

Is the 5.19 a percentage? If it is, the correct multiplicand would be .0519
and would yield the answer you want.

Carlos

Yes it's correct but will not work on a PL Statement.
Bankers don't unerstand that the decimal needs to be moved
two places to the left. They think I've got so much money
so why should I need money from them??
VBG

-----Original Message-----
Hi
but your current result is the mathematical correct result? Nothing
wrong with it IMHO

--
Regards
Frank Kabel
Frankfurt, Germany

David, thanks for the response. Here's an actual calc.

6062937.46 * 5.19 = 31466645.4174
the answer needs to be 314666.45

It's formatted as dollars without the $ and two places.

What am I doing wrong??

-----Original Message-----
Hi Paul,
If you typed in specifically what you used, how it is formatted
and what you actually got and how it is formatted, it might help.
As opposed to describing what you think you see.

A1: =44580.12 * 5.19 yields 231370.8228
which will appear as $231,370.82 when formatted $ and cents.
what exactly did you use and what exactly did you see.

---
HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
Search Page:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm

message I'm using Excel 2000 and multiplying and dollar/cents
amount by a number with two decimal points ($44580.12 *
5.19 or by .00519) in both cases the decimal point is one
place to far to the left.

How can I move the point one space to the right? All the
intergers are correct just the point is wrong.


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[Gord Dibben]

Divide by 100?

Enter 100 in an empty cell.

Copy it.

Select your range and Paste Special>Divide>OK>Esc.

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

Yes it's correct but will not work on a PL Statement.
Bankers don't unerstand that the decimal needs to be moved
two places to the left. They think I've got so much money
so why should I need money from them??
VBG

-----Original Message-----
Hi
but your current result is the mathematical correct result? Nothing
wrong with it IMHO

--
Regards
Frank Kabel
Frankfurt, Germany

David, thanks for the response. Here's an actual calc.

6062937.46 * 5.19 = 31466645.4174
the answer needs to be 314666.45

It's formatted as dollars without the $ and two places.

What am I doing wrong??

-----Original Message-----
Hi Paul,
If you typed in specifically what you used, how it is formatted
and what you actually got and how it is formatted, it might help.
As opposed to describing what you think you see.

A1: =44580.12 * 5.19 yields 231370.8228
which will appear as $231,370.82 when formatted $ and cents.
what exactly did you use and what exactly did you see.

---
HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
Search Page:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm

message I'm using Excel 2000 and multiplying and dollar/cents
amount by a number with two decimal points ($44580.12 *
5.19 or by .00519) in both cases the decimal point is one
place to far to the left.

How can I move the point one space to the right? All the
intergers are correct just the point is wrong.


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