Adding selected numbe in a column

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Les Golf

I am using Excel to get results of a competition where there are 100 results
of which the top 50 count for each player.
Need the Total of the column to only add the best 50 scores.
 
F

Franz Verga

Les said:
I am using Excel to get results of a competition where there are 100
results of which the top 50 count for each player.
Need the Total of the column to only add the best 50 scores.
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Hi Les,

try with this formula:

=SUM(LARGE($A$1:$A$100,ROW($A$1:$A$50)))

array-entered, i.e. you have to press CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER instead of just
ENTER.

Where the results I assume are in $A$1:$A$100, but you can change this
range.

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Hope I helped you.

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Ciao

Franz Verga from Italy
 
S

SteveW

Franz, works, but if I add a row at the top of the data (for a heading)
The formula changes to have 2:51 for the rows !

Might be clearer to have ROW($1:$50), to indicate that its just a
shorthand for the numbers 1 to 50

but it still changes when I add a row
irratating :)

Steve
 
D

Dave Peterson

=SUM(LARGE($A$1:$A$100,ROW(indirect("1:50"))))
Franz, works, but if I add a row at the top of the data (for a heading)
The formula changes to have 2:51 for the rows !

Might be clearer to have ROW($1:$50), to indicate that its just a
shorthand for the numbers 1 to 50

but it still changes when I add a row
irratating :)

Steve
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Les Golf

Franz,

Thanks worked perfectly....I can now produce the results easily

Tks again
Les
 
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