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Asked: 2026-06-15T16:32:57+00:00

what does this formula mean in excel? I am a bit confused. it results

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what does this formula mean in excel? I am a bit confused. it results value as (P17-P18)/100.

=+P17-P18
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    It simply substracts the value of P18 from P17. The leading + is useless, just like saying +3 and 3 are the same value.

    If you see the result as being (P17-P18)/100, I am guessing that P17 and P18 are formatted as percentages, and the result cell is not. Therefore, you see percentages as being 100x their actual numerical values.

    E.g.

    P17 = 50%
P18 = 25%
=+P17-P18 = 0.25 (50% - 25% = 25%, and 25% is actually 0.25, which is (50-25)/100
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