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How do I write Excel formula for start 4am, end 12:35 pm, minus 30 minutes
Thanks
Pete
 
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JE McGimpsey

XL stores times as fractional days, so one way:

=TIME(12,35,0) - TIME(4, 0, 0) - TIME(0, 30, 0)

another:

A1: 04:00 am
A2: 12:35 pm
A3: =A2-A1-TIME(0,30,0)

format A3 as a time, if necessary.

If the times may span midnight, use

=MOD(A2-A1-TIME(0,30,0),1)
 
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