Excel MATCH Practice Question: The pass marks are listed from highest to lowest. Using MATCH with match type…
The question
The pass marks are listed from highest to lowest. Using MATCH with match type -1, find the position of the smallest value that is still at least the target in D2, and put it in E2.
The data
| A | B | C | D | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pass mark | Target | Position | ||
| 2 | 100 | 65 | ? | ||
| 3 | 90 | ||||
| 4 | 80 | ||||
| 5 | 70 | ||||
| 6 | 60 | ||||
| 7 | 50 |
The yellow cell is where your answer goes.
Show answer
Answer in E2: 4
How it works
Explanation: Match type -1 is for lists sorted from large to small. It returns the position of the smallest value that is greater than or equal to the lookup value.
Syntax: =MATCH(D2,A2:A7,-1)
The target is 65. Values of at least 65 are 100, 90, 80 and 70, and the smallest is 70. That is the 4th item.
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