I have a spreadsheet with a very simple formula: =C4/D4Sometimes, this very simple formula gives the wrong value.
Cell C4 contains the value 390062 formatted as a number with thousands separator
Cell D4 contains a formula which evaluates to the value 444434 formatted as a number with thousands separator.
- This is a =VLOOKUP() formula and the displayed value is correct.
Cell G4 contain the formula =C4/D4 which is displayed as 28%
- This is INCORRECT! The correct value is 88%
If I add the same formula in Cell J4 I get the correct value.
Result for =VALUE(G4) is 0.28
Result for =VALUE(J4) is 0.88
Furthermore;
- If I change the formatting on cell G4, it updates to the correct value.
EDIT: I might have figured this out; cell C4 is part of a Pivot Table. Is that why it's not calculating correctly?If so, does anyone have a solve for this?