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This How.com.vn will show you how to divide one column by another column in Microsoft Excel for Windows or macOS. In Excel, the forward-slash (/) acts as a division symbol, making it easy to divide cells with a simple formula.
Quick Guide: Dividing Columns in Excel
- Select the column where you want the results to appear.
- Type = into the formula bar.
- Type A1/B1 (if dividing column A by column B).
- Press Enter or Return.
- Drag the formula down the column.
Steps
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Open your project in Excel. You can either open your project within Excel by navigating to File > Open or by right-clicking the file in Finder and selecting Open With > Excel.
Select the column where you want to put the division results. For example, if you want to divide column A by column B, you might select column C. Click the letter above a column to select all of its cells.Advertisement
Type "=A1/B1" in the formula bar. Replace "A1" and "B1" with the actual cell locations you want to divide. For example, if you want to divide column A by column B and the first values appear in row 1, you'd use A1 and B1. Although you're entering specific cells now, you'll be applying the formula to the whole column in a moment.[1]- The formula bar is right above the sheet.
Press Ctrl+↵ Enter (Windows) or ⌘ Cmd+⏎ Return (Mac). This divides the first cell by the second cell. To apply the calculation to the entire column, just drag the bottom-right corner of the quotient down the column to divide all cells in the columns.[2]
Tips
Common Questions
How do I divide an Excel column into two?
Select the column you want to split, select Data > Text to Columns, choose Delimited > Next, and select your delimiters. Click Next, choose a destination, and click Finish.[3]
How do I divide in Excel?
To divide one cell by another, use the formula =(cellA)/(cellB). Replace cellA with the dividend (e.g., A1), and cellB with the address of the divisor (e.g., B1).
How do you divide a cell by a number?
If you want to divide the value of cell A2 by 100, you'd use the formula =A2/100'.
References
- ↑ https://support.office.com/en-us/article/multiply-and-divide-numbers-in-excel-4585b0ea-0ea0-4faf-84e4-3db5d4b2dc5d
- ↑ https://www.extendoffice.com/documents/excel/4204-excel-divide-column-by-another-column.html#a1
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/split-text-into-different-columns-with-the-convert-text-to-columns-wizard-30b14928-5550-41f5-97ca-7a3e9c363ed7
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1. Open your project in Excel.
2. Select the column where you want to put your division results.
3. Enter "=A1/B1" in the formula bar.
4. Press Ctrl + Enter (Windows) or Cmd + Return (Mac).
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