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How to extract "3" in a "3-4 Missing two" string

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(@carolyn-datugan)
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Please urgent help!

"3-4 Missing two" string in which I need to extract "3" so that I can calculate for the average in a long string. Please see pics below.

Thank you much!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13sH8XRITU0APGAf_XlbiKw6w2vFUpfH7a-2L5QUDCcA/edit

Carolyn

 
Posted : 27/11/2019 11:18 pm
(@mynda)
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Hi Carolyn,

I couldn't open the Google link, but you can use LEFT to extract the first character in the text string. e.g.:

=LEFT(E2,1)+0

The +0 will convert it to a number that you can then add up.

Mynda

 
Posted : 27/11/2019 11:47 pm
(@carolyn-datugan)
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Thank you so much Mynda! Really appreciate your help! 

 
Posted : 28/11/2019 7:25 am
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