Calculate and Format Time

[Erika]

I am trying to calculate time and I am not sure if I have them listed in the
appropriate format. I need them in a minute and second format. I want to
add up the following and get the total in a minute and second format as well
then in another cell I want to multiple the total minutes by 3.

12:12
13:02
11:03
12:03
23:23
12:34

 

[Gary''s Student]

Format the cells as [mm]:ss
but enter the values as:
00:12:12

 

[Bob Phillips]

Enter the data with hours as well, 0:12:12, and so on, then format the sum
cell as [m]:ss

 

[Erika]

That worked great and I get the result of 84:17:00 - now I need to take that
and divide it by 3. When I do that I get 252:51:00 - 252 is the answer I am
looking for but when I try to convert that to currency is give me $10.54

is it because I have a time format and a dollar amount that I am working
with - is there any way around this?

Enter the data with hours as well, 0:12:12, and so on, then format the sum
cell as [m]:ss

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__________________________________
HTH

Bob

I am trying to calculate time and I am not sure if I have them listed in
the
appropriate format. I need them in a minute and second format. I want to
add up the following and get the total in a minute and second format as
well
then in another cell I want to multiple the total minutes by 3.

12:12
13:02
11:03
12:03
23:23
12:34

 

[David Biddulph]

I assume that when you divide by 3, you intended to say multiply by 3?
If you want the answer as a decimal number of hours, rather than an Excel
time, multiply by 24 and format the result as number or general, not time.
The reason that you are seeing 10.54 is that 252 hours 51 minutes is 10.54
days, and Excel calculates time in multiples of a day.
--
David Biddulph

That worked great and I get the result of 84:17:00 - now I need to
take that and divide it by 3. When I do that I get 252:51:00 - 252
is the answer I am looking for but when I try to convert that to
currency is give me $10.54

is it because I have a time format and a dollar amount that I am
working with - is there any way around this?

Enter the data with hours as well, 0:12:12, and so on, then format
the sum cell as [m]:ss

--
__________________________________
HTH

Bob

I am trying to calculate time and I am not sure if I have them
listed in the
appropriate format. I need them in a minute and second format. I
want to add up the following and get the total in a minute and
second format as well
then in another cell I want to multiple the total minutes by 3.

12:12
13:02
11:03
12:03
23:23
12:34

 

[Erika]

You are correct I did intent to say multiple. When I multiple 84:17 by 3 I
am looking to get a result of 84 minutes multiplied by $3. Resulting in 252
but I need that as a figure that I can calculate with other numbers. If I
just need to enter 84 by hand I can do that I was just wondering if Excel
would be able to.

I assume that when you divide by 3, you intended to say multiply by 3?
If you want the answer as a decimal number of hours, rather than an Excel
time, multiply by 24 and format the result as number or general, not time.
The reason that you are seeing 10.54 is that 252 hours 51 minutes is 10.54
days, and Excel calculates time in multiples of a day.
--
David Biddulph

That worked great and I get the result of 84:17:00 - now I need to
take that and divide it by 3. When I do that I get 252:51:00 - 252
is the answer I am looking for but when I try to convert that to
currency is give me $10.54

is it because I have a time format and a dollar amount that I am
working with - is there any way around this?

Enter the data with hours as well, 0:12:12, and so on, then format
the sum cell as [m]:ss

--
__________________________________
HTH

Bob

I am trying to calculate time and I am not sure if I have them
listed in the
appropriate format. I need them in a minute and second format. I
want to add up the following and get the total in a minute and
second format as well
then in another cell I want to multiple the total minutes by 3.

12:12
13:02
11:03
12:03
23:23
12:34

 

[Bob Phillips]

=time_in_mins*3*24*60

--
__________________________________
HTH

Bob

That worked great and I get the result of 84:17:00 - now I need to take
that
and divide it by 3. When I do that I get 252:51:00 - 252 is the answer I
am
looking for but when I try to convert that to currency is give me $10.54

is it because I have a time format and a dollar amount that I am working
with - is there any way around this?

Enter the data with hours as well, 0:12:12, and so on, then format the
sum
cell as [m]:ss

--
__________________________________
HTH

Bob

I am trying to calculate time and I am not sure if I have them listed in
the
appropriate format. I need them in a minute and second format. I want
to
add up the following and get the total in a minute and second format as
well
then in another cell I want to multiple the total minutes by 3.

12:12
13:02
11:03
12:03
23:23
12:34

 

[David Biddulph]

Do it as per the part where I said:
"If you want the answer as a decimal ..., rather than an Excel time,
multiply by 24 and format the result as number or general, not time." ?
--
David Biddulph

You are correct I did intent to say multiple. When I multiple 84:17
by 3 I am looking to get a result of 84 minutes multiplied by $3.
Resulting in 252 but I need that as a figure that I can calculate
with other numbers. If I just need to enter 84 by hand I can do that
I was just wondering if Excel would be able to.

I assume that when you divide by 3, you intended to say multiply by
3?
If you want the answer as a decimal number of hours, rather than an
Excel time, multiply by 24 and format the result as number or
general, not time. The reason that you are seeing 10.54 is that 252
hours 51 minutes is 10.54 days, and Excel calculates time in
multiples of a day. --
David Biddulph

That worked great and I get the result of 84:17:00 - now I need to
take that and divide it by 3. When I do that I get 252:51:00 - 252
is the answer I am looking for but when I try to convert that to
currency is give me $10.54

is it because I have a time format and a dollar amount that I am
working with - is there any way around this?


:

Enter the data with hours as well, 0:12:12, and so on, then format
the sum cell as [m]:ss

--
__________________________________
HTH

Bob

I am trying to calculate time and I am not sure if I have them
listed in the
appropriate format. I need them in a minute and second format. I
want to add up the following and get the total in a minute and
second format as well
then in another cell I want to multiple the total minutes by 3.

12:12
13:02
11:03
12:03
23:23
12:34