Comments on: Excel logical operators: equal to, not equal to, greater than, less than

Many tasks you perform in Excel involve comparing data in different cells. For this, Microsoft Excel provides six logical operators, which are also called comparison operators. This tutorial aims to help you understand the insight of Excel logical operators and write the most efficient formulas for your data analysis. Continue reading →

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  1. Please help me to make formula
    Condition:
    • Less than or equal to +0.002 = Passed
    • Greater than or equal to -0.002 = Passed
    • Greater than or equal to +0.003 = Failed
    • Less than or equal to -0.003 = Failed

    1. Hello!
      The formula below to solve your task:

      =IF(OR(A2>=0.003,A2<=-0.003),"Failed",IF(OR(A2=-0.002),"Passed",""))

  2. i search this:

    =if(L4=FALSE;G4;0)IF(L4=FALSE(AND=B4="testing";F4-G4;0))

    So is "false" then "0" but is L4 False AND B4 TESTING then he (F4-G4)

    but not work this, anyone help me?

    1. Hello!
      If I understand your task correctly, the following formula should work for you:

      =IF(AND(L4=FALSE,B4="testing"),F4-G4,IF(L4=FALSE,G4,0))

      I hope this will help

      1. somebody help me using excel formula pls
        1-10cum=80
        11-15=8/cu.m
        16cu.m.up =8.50

          1. USING logical operation sir. 1-10 cu.m equivalent of 80pesos,in excess of 11-15 is equivalent of 8 per cu.m. in excess in 16 up cu.m 8.50 per cu.m.
            it will be use this one of our water billing

            1. Hello!
              You don't need to use a logical operation here. Your explanations are not very clear, but I tried to guess.
              Try the following formula:

              =MIN(1,C1)*80+MAX(0,C1-16)*8.5+MAX(0,MAX(0,C1-MAX(0,C1-16))-10)*8

              Hope this is what you need.

              1. Thank you so much sir, ...
                god bless you always team

              2. THANK YOU SIR, BUT I HAVE ONE PROBLEM I CANNOT COMPUTE THE CUBIC METER AFTER 16 to up?
                16-up is 8.50 per cubic.

                sample
                16 cu,meter =128.50
                17 cu.meter = 137
                18 cu.meter =145.50

  3. Hi,
    the particular cell 'A' contains number less than 0 to 100, if cell A <=0, B cell should reads "GOOD", if Cell A reads 1 to 7 days Cell B should reads "AVERAGE", if Cell A reads 8 to 15 days than Cell B should reads "BAD".

    Please help.

  4. These are relational operators, not logical operators. Logical operators are OR, AND, NOT, XOR etc.

  5. Hello. I have trouble inserting the function as excel stated that I have too many arguements.
    I4- Type of cab used, C3 - Taxi, I5 - Distance Travelled in KM, C5= $0.22, C6 = $0.18
    IF((AND(I4=C3,I510,I5<=20)),((C5/0.4)*10)+((C6/0.35)*(I5-10)),,)

    I am trying to create a simple calculator for taxi fare but I am not sure if the IF function is even the right function to use. Hoping you could help me out. Thanks!

    1. Hello!
      If I understand your task correctly, the following formula should work for you:

      =IF(AND(I4=C3,I5<10,I5<=20),C5/0.4*10+C6/0.35*(I5-10),0)

      I hope it’ll be helpful.

  6. I have an excel sheet with data on the amount of donations a person gave for 3 specific years.
    Is there a formula/function that can look at the 3 rows, and output if there was an increase/decrease/remained the same between the years?
    For example: if i have:
    2017 = 100 or 50
    2018 = 150 or 100
    2019 = 50 or 150
    -> a formula that can be used to say "this person increased donation amount over the years" or "there was an increase, but then a decrease in donations"

    1. Hello!
      Explain what does your baseline mean? What does "100 or 50" mean? It is not a number, but a text. It cannot be compared.Give an example of the source data and the expected result.

  7. I have looked through all of the comments and questions and have not seen mine. I am wanted the take the higher value of 2 numbers and add it to the rest of the sum of a list of numbers I wrote it a as =IF(a1b1, sum(c1:f1)""), I have left something out some where.

    1. Hello Miranda!
      If I got you right, the formula below will help you with your task:

      =SUM(C1:F1)+MAX(A1:B1)

      Hope this is what you need.

  8. Sir,
    How to get the result for below quary
    if a2[a2=(c1+d1)] column value is same as a1[a1=(c1+d1)] then a2 should be blank other wise a2
    Kindly help me...
    Thanks in advance.

  9. I am trying to do a conditional formatting in Excel where if a specific cell (i.e. cell D10) matches another cell (i.e. cell b3) than D10 would be green, if it does not match it turns red. The problem I am having is there are unseen decimal points involved. Is there a way to set up conditional formatting where it reads the whole number, not the decimals? I cannot remove the decimals as the formulas are pulling from other spreadsheets.

  10. How do I write the following formula:
    IF F23>0 and 25 and 50 and 75 and <=100, then "4"

  11. for example
    i have 25000, less than =150000/- = 25000 ans
    but greater than 150000/- = ?

  12. if A1 more than 6000 than 80, if A1 more than 9000 than 150, if A1 more than 12000 than 200

  13. Please tell me why this is not working.
    =IF(K3<=250000,"250000,K3<500000),"500000,">500K","no")))
    If a value in column k is less than 250K, I want to put <250K
    If a value in column k is greater than 250k or less than 500K, I want to put 500K

    1. Hello Vivian!
      If I understand your task correctly, the following formula should work for you:

      =IF(K3<=250000,"<250K",IF(K3<500000,"500K","no"))

      Hope this is what you need.

  14. Hello, Trying to figure out how to keep a high score. If A<B, then replace A with B.

    1. Hello Benjamin!
      If any values are already written in cells A1 and B1, then using the Excel formula they cannot be changed. Need to use a VBA macro

  15. Hi!
    I need to find duplicate symbols in cell, if there is equal 3 or more consecutive symbols (numbers). Each cell can consist of different amount of symbols and equal consecutive symbols can be in beginning or middle or end. Could you please help? Thanks in advance!

  16. (Give a function to be USED L2 to give performance (label head “GRADE”) which could be A, B or C on the basis of the MEAN in cell K2. Performance is B for MEAN>= 2000 but less than 3000, A for MEAN >= 3000 and C for MEAN <2000

    1. Hello!
      If I understand your task correctly, the following formula IF should work for you:

      =IF(K2>=3000,"A",IF(K2<2000,"C","B"))

      Hope this is what you need.

  17. Hello
    sir , plz help me for the formula
    =if(a1<=180,370+a1-b1)
    it can'nt execute on excel sheet

    1. Hello!
      There is no "FALSE" argument in your IF formula. I can assume that you need a formula like this:
      =IF(A1<=180,370+A1-B1,A1)

  18. Hello,
    Please i NEED A FORMULAR. eg, if x is less or equal to highlight with eg Green and if greater than x highlight with RED

    Thank You

  19. If Cell A1 is a number, Cell B1 is a > symbol and Cell C1 is another number, What formula do I need to say =A1>C1 (looking to return TRUE/FALSE) by referencing the > symbol in B1? I don't want to type in > into the formula, as the symbol can change based on a separate table. I want to reference a cell to determine the symbol.
    Thanks!

    1. Hello Frank!
      If I understand your task correctly, the following formula should work for you:

      =IF(B1=">",IF(A1>C1,TRUE,FALSE), IF(B1=">=", IF(A1>=C1,TRUE,FALSE), IF(B1="<",IF(A1 < C1,TRUE,FALSE), IF(B1="<=",IF(A1<=C1,TRUE,FALSE), IF(B1="=",IF(A1=C1,TRUE,FALSE), 0)))))

      1. Yes, that should do it! Didn't even think about running multiple IFs, was just looking to pick up the symbol through a reference. Thank you!

  20. Please help. What is the formula that i can use for this.
    If the sum in A1 is greater than zero the value that will appear in A2 is “overstated” if lesser than zero, the value that will appear in A2 is “understated”, if equal to zero the value that will appear in A2 is “perfect”. Please assist. Thank you.

    1. Hello Ken,
      Please try the following formula:

      =IF(A2=0,"perfect",IF(A2 > 0,"overstated","understated"))

      I hope it’ll be helpful.

    2. =IF(A1>0,"Overstated",IF(A1<0,"Understated","Perfect"))

  21. i hv 2 fields of Date (like 01.05.2020, 02.05.2020, 03.05.2020 etc.) & numbers (like 5,9,2,4,8,6) in sheet1 and now in other sheet2, if i find a particular date from sheet1 like 02.05.2020, this should show automatically the value mentioned in just next to that particular date. how to do that with if formula or with any other?

  22. Hi There, i need some help, i have a column with $values in from 100k to 1m+ and i need a formula that would look at the values in the money column and if it's between 100k to 249k = put text "100 to 250"
    250k to 499k = put text "250 to 500"
    500k to 999k = put text "500 to 1m"
    over 1m = put text "1m +"
    Any help appreciated

    1. Hello Steve!
      The formula below will do the trick for you:

      =VLOOKUP(A1,{100000,"100 to 249";250000,"250 to 499";500000,"500 to 1m";1000000,"1m +"},2,TRUE)

      I hope this will help, otherwise please do not hesitate to contact me anytime.

  23. I am trying to apply formula =IF(LEFT(T1,1)=0,"Incorrect","Correct").
    If T1 cell contain either 0.00 / 1 or 1.00 / 1 Answer is Correct.
    The expected answer when T1 cell contain 0.00 / 1 is Incorrect.

    Please help me.

    1. Hello Krishnaprasad!
      You are trying to compare text with a number. Convert text to number.

      =IF(--LEFT(T1,1)=0,"Incorrect","Correct")

      Or compare text with text.

      =IF(LEFT(T1,1)="0","Incorrect","Correct")

      I hope it’ll be helpful.

    2. I found the solution. (Sorry for the trouble)
      After converting string to number it worked...
      =IF(VALUE(LEFT(T1,1))=0,"Incorrect","Correct")

      Thank you...

  24. Hi, I know how to use great than and equal to and less than and equal to formula in separate cells however I want to combine them. This is what I know for eg greater than and equal to and less than and equal to. A2 cell would have a number for eg.

    =If(-10>=A2,”yes”,”no”)
    =If(10=X>=10 then output yes otherwise no.

    Thanks, a

    2. So formula for -10>=X>=10

  25. Hello,
    How can I incorporate blank offer dates to return blank rather than FALSE?

    1. Hello Jennifer!
      I’m sorry but your task is not entirely clear to me. For me to be able to help you better, please describe your task in more detail. It’ll help me understand it better and find a solution for you. Thank you.

    2. =IF([@[Offer Date]]"", IF([@[Offer Date]]<=DATEVALUE("3/12/2020"),"Before", "After"))

  26. Hi, I have a question regarding combining 2 Boolean conditions
    A, B, C are my conditions e.g. A = "a", B = "b", C="c"
    My question: 'Or(Or(A,B), C)' equals ' A Or B Or C' ?
    'And(And(A,B),C)' equals 'A And B And C' ?
    Thank you for answering

  27. Hi,
    I want to incorporate a rule for a cell which should return "Y" or "N" for a value between 2 dates:
    Cell1>Date1 and Cell1<Date2.
    Is it possible to use both the arguments in the same if statement. I tried, but it did not work out.

    Thanks in anticipation.

    1. Hello Prabhu!
      Please try the following formula:

      =IF(AND(Cell1>Date1,Cell1<Date2),"Y","N")

      Hope you’ll find this information helpful.

      1. Thanks!
        What argument should be entered with respect to Date2. Please advise.

  28. In the my data base a column having two types of values "AA6213" & "6213". I am finding the values by "6213". So my query is how can i get the TRUE value even the cell containing value "AA6213"?

    1. Hello Jatin!
      Please try the following formula:

      =IF(IFERROR(FIND("6213",TEXT(A1,"###")),0) > 0,"Yes","No")

      Hope you’ll find this information helpful.

  29. I want to Check the value of a Column less than an amount and want to Multiply the same with rate

    1. Hello Rajmohan!
      If I understand your task correctly, the following formula should work for you:

      =IF(A1<100,A1*$B$1,A1)

      If that's not what you wanted, please describe your task in more detail. It’ll help me understand it better and find a solution for you. Thank you.

  30. I have two columns I want to compare if value of colum a cell is equal to any cell of coloum b than it come in front of coloum a eg

    A b

    4 7

    7 4
    9 3

    Then 4 come in front of 4

  31. If A1*70℅ value greater than 10000 then A1-10000
    If A1*70℅ value less than 10000 then A1-A1*30%

  32. Please Help source link data will Show if value is less than 49 only.

  33. IF A1(cell value/Text) is equal to D1(cell Value/Text)then B1 (cell) should match with F1(cell)

  34. Here there, I need some help with conditional formatting;

    what's the Formula Rule I can use to change color of an entire column if there is less than a specific numbers of charters in that column? For example, I need an eye catcher or attention grabber (change color of column or change to bold) when I have the letter "D" less than 6 or more than 6 times in a column?

    Thanks in advance for your help,

    Sami

  35. What is the excel formula for (value >=1,"Complete"), (value 0,"In Progress"), (value<=0, "Not Started".

  36. Helo I am having trouble with a formula.
    I have total cell and need to write a formula so
    if the total cell is greater than 16 = 1, if greater than 24 =2, if greater than 24 =3, etc
    continuing in increments of 8

  37. =if(B1>B12,1400/8*2+1400 ? expected 1575

  38. Mam, please help... I want to divide a number into 4 numbers and the resulting numbers should be less than 10. How can I do it in excel... Is it possible?

    Eg.,
    28 should be divided into 10 4 10 4

  39. Hi, I am having trouble coming up with a formula for the following. Please help.
    If H1 has a value, but Q1 does not, return a value of "1", but if K1 has a value (regardless if H1 or Q1 have a value), return a value of "2".

  40. Hi,
    I am trying to calculate:
    If A1 >A2 (by 10%) make A3 = 1
    If A1 >A2 (by 20%) make A3 = 2
    If A1 >A2 (by 30%) make A3 = 3
    and so on?

    1. Hello Burrod,

      If I understand your task correctly, the following formula will do the trick:
      =ROUNDUP((A1-A2) / A2*100, -1)/10

  41. Help Please.
    How do I compare a cell value in a column range?
    ex. Col C1: C4 contains 5000, 5100, 5200, 5400.
    Cell D1 is 5300.
    Cell F1 formula : D1+40 is less than C1 or C2 or C3 or C4 say 0 else 1.
    Here I want the formula to check D1+40, which is 5340, in column range C1:C4 and if it contains a number greater than 5340, Cell F1 should say 0. If all are less than 5340 then it should say 1. I tried IF and countif separately and together and didn't get a result.
    Thanks,
    Ravi

  42. In one row I have set formula which calculate Sale per square foot
    In the same row their are some row empty as the sales is missing for upcoming date
    Now when I set formula to pick Min sale from the whole row its autmoatically calcualting zero as minimal value.
    I need help to set formula in which it should not take Zero value but only take value where their is more then Zero value and give me minimal sale

  43. Hi,
    If decimal in cell more than 0.20 = 0.50;
    If decimal in cell more than 0.50 = 1;
    If decimal in cell less than 0.20 = 0

    How to workout with excel formula for a cell to match the above 3 things in order to get the result ??

    Example :
    USD 134.63 = USD 134.50;
    USD 238.84 = USD 239
    USD 73.19 = USD 73

    1. Hey Lance,
      You can do this with the following formula (with your value in cell A1):
      =IF(A1 - TRUNC(A1) >0.5, 1, IF(A1 - TRUNC(A1) > 0.2, 0.5, 0))+ TRUNC(A1)
      Hope this helps!

  44. please help me on this--
    col.1| col.2| col.3
    A | A | SET1
    A | B | SET2
    B | A | SET3
    A | B | SET2
    C | B | SET4
    B | A | SET3
    C | B | SET4
    And so on...
    how can i get get different sets in col.3 according to data in col.1 & col.2.

    thanks

  45. how i set formula between 0-2000=100, 2000-3000=125, 3000-4000=150, 4000-5000=175
    so once i keyin 1800 it will show 100. and 2500 will show 125.

  46. Hi,
    I have a scenario related to this in my office, i just want to count all cells other than Null/spaces and "Not Contactable" through Sum product...how could i do so, Any idea??
    ----------------
    A
    Not Contactable

    A
    b
    d
    d
    f
    w
    w
    g
    s
    f

    Not Contactable
    Not Contactable
    Not Contactable
    Not Contactable
    Not Contactable
    Not Contactable
    s
    d
    t
    h
    s
    g
    s
    h
    r
    h
    sd
    f
    h
    d
    h
    d

  47. how do i write formula for...
    if c21 is more than 40, multiply what is more than 40 by 15.00

    1. So what happen if c21 is no greater that 40?. Well, below formula leave the c21 if it's not grater than 40
      =If(c21>40,c21*15.00,c21)

  48. if greater a1 less than or equals to 2 then e2 is 0.05 if a1 is greater than 2 then e2 is 0.03

  49. i have this excel formula involving sumif with 2 columns, the test column is comprised of one letter having 3 possible values in column, the sum column has numbers

    the formula is this =SUM(K13:K2005)/(SUMIF(J13:J2005, "", H13:H2005))
    j colums is the test column with the letters, h is the value colums added with the numbers

    my question is what "" means in this instance

    please help
    thank you

    1. Hi Cristian,

      "" means an empty string. In other words, your SUMIF function says: if a cell in column J is empty, then add up a number in column H in the same row.

  50. I need help please. I have a formula currently set up to calculate total hours, =((J18+TIME(0,30,0))-(H18-TIME(0,30,0)))*24. Now I need to set it up so that if that results in less than 3hrs for the cell to display 3 but if it is greater than 3 hrs to display the answer

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