Excel -

[luendab]

Is there a way to check through a group of numbers and pick out the
ones that total a figure.

Eg: I have a value of $20,554.00

An the following credits, of which some of these values total the
$20,554.00. Is there a function in Excel to highlight the combination
of figures? Thank you.

(11,998.00)
(8,894.00)
(8,000.00)
(6,654.00)
(556.00)
(554.00)
(225.00)
(5,542.00)
(6,665.00)

 

[Teethless mama]

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[Mike H]

Hi,

You have a fundamental problem with this in that your looking for a positive
amount and all your data are negative amounts so there is no solution for the
example you posted.

You therefore have choices, you can change you data to positive or the total
yur looking for to negative.

If you do that and follow the guidance in the thread below then you should
find a solution

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...+to+one+number&rnum=28&hl=en#44e83c842d362f7b

--
Mike

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introduces the fewest assumptions while still sufficiently answering the
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