Formating a decimal number

[JohnJJ]

Hello
I have a 2003 EXCEL.
I want to average two decimal number number like 0.234 and 0.225. It is
impossible with the formating protocol. Can any body help me to do this?

 

[David Biddulph]

I think you're going to have to explain the problem in more detail.
With those two numbers in A2 and A3, the formula =AVERAGE(A2:A3) gives the
answer 0.2295. It shows it that way with the cell formatted as General. If
you want to format as number with 5 decimal places, you can do so, and then
see 0.22950. What are you trying to achieve, how did you try to do it, and
what result did you get?

 

[JohnJJ]

Hello
I have a 2003 EXCEL.
I want to average two decimal number number like 0.234 and 0.225. It is
impossible with the formating protocol. Can any body help me to do this?

In the format cell I have general with the sample showing DIV/0.I fixed the
decimal number with 5 without result .
I don't know if I need to regulate some command in my cumputer.

 

[David Biddulph]

It sounds as if your "numbers" are not numbers but text.

If you've got one of the "numbers" in A2, what do =ISNUMBER(A2) and
=ISTEXT(A2) tell you?
You may have spaces or non-breaking spaces along with your "numbers". If
you are lucky, you may be able to change the text to numbers by copying a
blank cell, then selecting your range of text and using Edit/ Paste Special/
Add.