PercentOfTotal

PercentOfTotal is a mathematical function that returns the result of a numeric value, row, column, or cell divided by another numeric value, row, column, or cell which is multiplied by 100.

Syntax:

PercentOfTotal (arg1,arg2)

where:

Examples:

Return the value of 5 percent.

PercentofTotal(20,400)

Divide the value of each cell in column A by the total market value in cell A5, multiply the result by 100, and display the resulting PercentOfTotal in column B.

PercentOfTotal ([A],[A,5])

Using the above example, the following table shows the PercentOfTotal results in column B:

  

A

B

1

 

Sales

% Total

2

Mkt1

60

20%

3

Mkt2

120

40%

4

Mkt3

120

40%

5

Total Mkt

300

100%

Tip:

You enter the formula by clicking on the header for Column B and using the formula bar.