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Excel Formulas to Separate the Decimal Part of a Number!!

Assume that you have a list of values mixed with decimal values, here you need to get the values that are placed after the decimal points. How could you solve this? In this chapter, we will tell the simple tricks to separate the decimal part of a number in Excel. Get an official version of ** MS Excel** from the following link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel

Get decimal parts
Get decimal parts

General Formula:

  • If you want to get the decimal part of a number, you can use the below formula.

=number-TRUNC(number)

Syntax Explanations:

  • TRUNC – In Excel, the TRUNC functionhelps to return a truncated number of a given value.
  • Range – It specifies the input range from your worksheet.
  • Comma symbol (,) – It is a separator that helps to separate a list of values.
  • Parenthesis () – The main purpose of this symbol is to group the elements.

Practical Example:

Let’s consider the below example.

  • Here, we will show the input values in Column B.

Input Ranges
Input Ranges

  • So, apply the above-given formula to the formula bar section and press the ENTER key.

Enter the formula
Enter the formula

  • Finally, it will display the result as shown below.

Result
Result

Verdict:

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