Excel - IF Formula and #DIV0!

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How can we get the formula below to drive the correct response when a zero is
the divisor? Points earned are SUMMED at the bottom of the spreadsheet which
corrupts when the Goal is zero creating a #DIV/0! message is in any of the
cells in the SUM range. However, if we correct so #DIV/0! doesn't display,
then a zero Goal and zero Actual will drive a 10 points earned result instead
of zero points earned.

Goal Actual Variance % Points Possible Points Earned
0 0 =D16-C16 =D16/C16 10 =IF(F16>99.5%,10,0)

Goal Actual Variance % Points Possible Points Earned
$0.00 $0.00 $0 #DIV/0! 10 #DIV/0!

Corrected to not display #DIV/0!:
Goal Actual Variance % Points Possible Points Earned
$0.00 $0.00 $0 10 10
 
Hi!
However, if we correct so #DIV/0! doesn't display
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How are you correcting? Are you using a formula that returns a formula
blank("")?

If that's the case then what's happening is that the formula blank is a zero
length TEXT string and a TEXT value will ALWAYS evaluate to be greater than
a numeric value. So:

=IF(F16>99.5%,10,0)

If F16 = "", then F16>99.5 = TRUE = 10

Try this:

=IF(AND(ISNUMBER(F16),F16>99.5%),10,0)

Biff
 
In addition to Biff's response, you could change the % formula in F to be

=IF(c16=0,0,D16/C16)

and use your current Points Earned formula
 
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