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1204451 2011-05-24 05:02:00 I have a table with numbers in it, lets say 20x20 table with figures in all squares.

The numbers have always been numbers for instance the total is say 12800, and this figure is split along the row but not evenly.

For instance

3000 6000 1500 1500

I need to show these numbers as a percentage of the whole from now on and going back over the old numbers.

For instance

25% 50% 12.5% 12.5%

Can anyone help?
DeSade (984)
1204452 2011-05-24 05:18:00 If the row of number you show starts at a1, then e1 would be total 12000
in B1 type =A1/$E$1% and copy to B2 to d2

Is that what you are after?
SolMiester (139)
1204453 2011-05-24 06:25:00 Does this help?

The total in this example is 100%
DeSade (984)
1204454 2011-05-24 12:54:00 Sorted this out.
Its a little messy but it works.
DeSade (984)
1204455 2011-05-24 22:34:00 So, yeah, the formula I gave would work on that.... SolMiester (139)
1204456 2011-05-24 22:55:00 It didn't I couldn't figure out why.

In the end I just used =B57/Data!A1
and moved the line of totals to a hidden Data sheet to keep it relatively clean.
DeSade (984)
1204457 2011-05-25 00:24:00 I think the formula was backwards, should be $E$1/A1 which would give the fraction, or $E$1/A1*100 which would give the percentage dugimodo (138)
1204458 2011-05-25 01:02:00 Eh?
Works for me...look!..i just added % sign so dont have to format cells
SolMiester (139)
1204459 2011-05-25 01:53:00 no you were right, I was looking at it wrong dugimodo (138)
1204460 2011-05-25 02:02:00 I got yours working Sol, realized what I was doing wrong.

Thanks heaps that cleans up my sheet nicely.
DeSade (984)
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