Excel MATCH Practice Question: The slab starts are sorted from small to large. Using MATCH with an…
The question
The slab starts are sorted from small to large. Using MATCH with an approximate match, find which slab the income in D2 falls into (slab 1 is the first row) and put it in E2.
The data
| A | B | C | D | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slab starts | Income | Slab no. | ||
| 2 | 0 | 600000 | ? | ||
| 3 | 250000 | ||||
| 4 | 500000 | ||||
| 5 | 1000000 |
The yellow cell is where your answer goes.
Show answer
Answer in E2: 3
How it works
Explanation: Match type 1 finds the largest value that is less than or equal to the lookup value. The list must be sorted from small to large.
Syntax: =MATCH(D2,A2:A5,1)
600000 is above 500000 but below 1000000, so the slab starting at 500000 is the one. That is the 3rd row, so the answer is 3.
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