Excel Tutorial – FLOOR

The FLOOR function in Excel allows you to round a number down to the nearest multiple of a specified number. This can be useful if you want to round a number down to the nearest whole number, or if you want to round a number down to the nearest multiple of a specific number.

To use the FLOOR function, you will need to follow these steps:

1. Select the cell where you want the result of the FLOOR function to appear.
2. Type “=FLOOR(” (without the quotes) into the cell.
3. Specify the number that you want to round down. This should be a number or a reference to a cell containing a number.
4. Type a comma and then specify the multiple that you want to round the number down to. This should also be a number or a reference to a cell containing a number.
5. Close the parenthesis by typing “)”.

For example, if you wanted to round the number 3.6 down to the nearest whole number, you could use the following formula: “=FLOOR(3.6, 1)”. This will return the result 3.

You can also use the FLOOR function to round numbers down to other multiples. For example, if you wanted to round the numbers in the range A1:A5 down to the nearest multiple of 5, you could use the following formula: “=FLOOR(A1:A5, 5)”. This will return an array of values consisting of the rounded numbers for each number in the range A1:A5.

I hope this tutorial has been helpful in understanding how to use the FLOOR function in Excel.