I need help creating something

[Rob Mahood]

I am looking for some help on making something work. I need to have a
formula that basically does this, I type in two sets of numbers and they
reference to a number based on a chart ie:

74% = 39 Points

So I would put in 74% into the cell and I would get a result that I can use,
this is for a corporate compliance report. I have been adding it up by hand
and converting it but I am wondering if there is a way to automate the
process.

Rob

 

[Niek Otten]

Hi Rob,

My standard text about percentages in Excel

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel


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About percentages in Excel

Niek Otten, July 26 2006

In Excel, percentages are stored as fractions; 15% is stored as 0.15, 100%
as 1. That makes it easy to calculate with; just multiply a number with a
percentage and you get what you need. No need to divide/multiply by 100. In
fact, if you see a calculation with percentages which has the number 100
somewhere in the formula; be very careful, it might be wrong or at least use
percentages in a way they weren't meant to be used in Excel.
The conversion to a fraction happens automatically if you enter the % sign:
if you enter "15%" (without the quotes) the value will be 0.15 and it will
be displayed as 15%. If you then enter 12 in the same cell, two things can
happen: It will be the number 12 or 12%. What happens in your case depends
on a setting:
Tools>Options, Edit tab, "Enable automatic percent entry" (only Excel2000
and newer).
All built-in functions of Excel and all the functions in Analysis Toolpak
use this representation of percentages: be careful when supplying parameters
to these functions; never use whole numbers (like 8), always use fractions
(like 0.08 or, even better, 8%).

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q:
I have A1 and B1. How do I get C1 to show B1 as a percentage of A1?
A:
Formula in C1: =B1/A1, Format as %

Q:
I have A1 and B1. How do I show the difference as a percentage in C1?
A:
As a percentage of A1: =(B1-A1)/A1, Format as %
As a percentage of B1: =(B1-A1)/B1, Format as %

Q:
In A1 I have he end price.
In B1 I have the VAT percentage, entered like 15%
What is the formula to find the base price, excluding VAT?
A:
=A1/(1+A2)

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[CyberTaz]

Hi Rob -

If you're looking to enter something such as the 79% into a cell & see that
same cell's content change to something else the answer is No - a cell can
only contain a text string, a value or a calculation, not some combination
of the three. What you can do is have the result displayed in a different
cell based on a formula that references the 79% cell & whatever else is
required to compute the desired result. If you can offer a more explicit
illustration of what is involved perhaps someone can offer suggestions. Be
sure to specify what version of Excel you're using.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac