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    Help regarding subtraction

    Hello guys,

    I have been trying to work on excel and I've figured out some stuff lately but I am stuck at something for which I am posting here.

    Here's a screenshot of the result I want to

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    I want 70 & 50 from Column 1 to subtract from 50 & 40 from Column 2 and the result should be shown in the next column i.e Addition. How can I achieve this result can anybody please guide me in this ?


    Thanks in advance,
    Sabhay Tandon
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    Re: Help regarding subtraction

    Try this:

    =LEFT(A2,2)-LEFT(B2,2) &","& RIGHT(A2,2)-RIGHT(B2,2)
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    Re: Help regarding subtraction

    Thank you so much Works like a charm.

    If possible can you pls tell me what does 2 denote in the below function.

    =LEFT(A2,2)-LEFT(B2,2) &","& RIGHT(A2,2)-RIGHT(B2,2)
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    Re: Help regarding subtraction

    From the help of excel (F1)
    Syntax:

    LEFT(text,num_chars)
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