SUM the result of dividing two cells (SUMPRODUCT but division instead)

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p0werenner picture p0werenner · Nov 30, 2012 · Viewed 70.1k times · Source

I'm looking to do the equivalent of SUMPRODUCT but with division. Is there a way to add the results from dividing two arrays?

Example: Column A has the "life" of an asset in years (10, 20, 10). Column B has the Value of the asset (10,000, 20,000, 20,000). I want to add the result of (10,000/10) + (20,000/20) + (20,000/10) = 4,000, but for the formula to be dynamic as I add rows with life and value.

Thanks in advance.

Answer

fthiella picture fthiella · Nov 30, 2012

Since the division is the inverse of the multiplication, you can use this:

=SUMPRODUCT(1/A1:A3, B1:B3)

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