How to round to fractions in Excel 2003 Thread poster: Samuel Murray
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Samuel Murray 
Netherlands
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Member (2006)
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Hello everyone
I want Excel 2003 to round down hours to the nearest 0.5. What formula do I need for that?
In other words:
* if the cell's value is 1.8, I want to round it to 2.0.
* if the cell's value is 1.7, I want to round it to 1.5.
* if the cell's value is 1.6, I want to round it to 1.5.
* if the cell's value is 1.4, I want to round it to 1.5.
* if the cell's value is 1.3, I want to round it to 1.5.
* if the cell's value is 1.2, ... See more Hello everyone
I want Excel 2003 to round down hours to the nearest 0.5. What formula do I need for that?
In other words:
* if the cell's value is 1.8, I want to round it to 2.0.
* if the cell's value is 1.7, I want to round it to 1.5.
* if the cell's value is 1.6, I want to round it to 1.5.
* if the cell's value is 1.4, I want to round it to 1.5.
* if the cell's value is 1.3, I want to round it to 1.5.
* if the cell's value is 1.2, I want to round it to 1.0.
* if the cell's value is 1.1, I want to round it to 1.0.
Thanks!
Samuel ▲ Collapse
| | | | | MRound function | Oct 1, 2013 |
Hi Samuel,
You need the MROUND function for that.
You need the original figure in one cell and the new (rounded up or down) figure in another cell for this to work.
Here is a really good and clear tutorial that shows you the formula to use:
http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/excelfunctions/qt/90212mround.htm
You w... See more Hi Samuel,
You need the MROUND function for that.
You need the original figure in one cell and the new (rounded up or down) figure in another cell for this to work.
Here is a really good and clear tutorial that shows you the formula to use:
http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/excelfunctions/qt/90212mround.htm
You would just use MROUND([cell number with original value],[rounding value, in your case 0.5]). You can then just drag this formula down to apply it to all cells. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | here's how it looks on my Excel | Oct 1, 2013 |
=MROUND(A1;0,5)
as an example. I'm using 2007 and the non-English number format though so you may need to adjust accordingly.
Oh and I forgot to say, make sure you format the results column to show at least one decimal place or Excel will round up/down even further.
[Edited at 2013-10-01 14:17 GMT]
| | | | Attila Piróth
France
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| Another simple option | Oct 1, 2013 |
Multiply by 2, round it to the nearest integer, divide by 2.
Best,
Attila
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Kirsten Bodart
United Kingdom
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Dutch to English
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| Help function | Oct 1, 2013 |
I think you should also be able to find it in the integrated help function, but About.com is also good.
| | | | Samuel Murray
Netherlands
Local time: 18:33
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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TOPIC STARTER | Thanks everyone | Oct 1, 2013 |
Samuel Murray wrote:
I want Excel 2003 to round down hours to the nearest 0.5. What formula do I need for that?
Thanks, everyone, for your answers. I did read the help files and suchlike, but I could not figure out which of the many examples applied to my specific situation.
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