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To: Tanniker Smith

Sum them all and then subtract from that the lowest 2 using the SMALL function. A1:F1 is the range of the scores and -SMALL(A1:F1,1) subtracts the smallest and -SMALL(A1:F1,2) subtracts the next smallest.

=SUM(A1:F1)-SMALL(A1:F1,1)-SMALL(A1:F1,2)


7 posted on 11/22/2006 6:43:14 AM PST by idkfa
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To: idkfa

I don't know the SMALL function. That looks simpler than what I would have done.

I would have used the MIN function to find the lowest score. Then I would find the second lowest by taking the MAX of the 6 values which are the minimums of all but the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and six scores.


9 posted on 11/22/2006 6:49:02 AM PST by econprof
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To: idkfa

Very nice. I've never used the small function.


10 posted on 11/22/2006 7:32:40 AM PST by Fan of Fiat
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To: idkfa
Sum them all and then subtract from that the lowest 2 using the SMALL function. A1:F1 is the range of the scores and -SMALL(A1:F1,1) subtracts the smallest and -SMALL(A1:F1,2) subtracts the next smallest. =SUM(A1:F1)-SMALL(A1:F1,1)-SMALL(A1:F1,2)

DING! DING! DING!! We have a winner!

Thank you. I didn't know about the SMALL function. That's exactly what I needed. I'll give it a try.

11 posted on 11/22/2006 8:37:33 AM PST by Tanniker Smith (I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
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