Strange result in Excel 2000

[ibertram]

Hello folks,

Have you encountered this in your Excel? I am using Excel 2000 SP3.

Let's say you have:
Column A1: 57.16
Column B1: 27.74
Column C1: 84.90

In Column D1, you have this formula: =($A$1+$B$1)-$C$1. Result would b
0
But if you have this formula in column E1: =IF(($A$1+$B$1)-$C$1) = 0
"it
is zero", "it is not zero"). Result would be "it is not zero".
Strange
huh?

It seems that it only happens to this set of number.

Do you have the same result in the other Excel version?

Thank you

 

[Guest]

It may be rounding error. The calculation may not product exactly zero.

 

[Niek Otten]

See

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/78113?#XSLTH3196121122120121120120

If do a search on Google you'll find many discussions and additional
information on this subject

 

[ibertram]

Thanks dude..
the rounding solves the problem.
Thank

 

[Jerry W. Lewis]

More information provided under the separate thread in
microsoft.public.excel

Jerry