Excel can solve equations through several of its mathematical functions, but the single Excel tool that works on the largest variety of equations is the program's Solver Add-in.

Learn how to use Excel Solver to solve a transportation problem, a type of linear programming problem, in six steps. Find the optimal cost or profit of your transportation plan.

Aubrey (long accused of being an Excel evangelist) offers a tip on a quick way to solve design equations using, well, Excel.

How to Extend Column Equations in Excel. Microsoft Excel spreadsheets frequently use similar formulas along columns. For example, you might need to keep a running total or tabulate a list of ...

Use the IF formula to solve #Div/0! #Div/0! can be solved (not just masked or trapped) by using the logic of the IF formula, but the solution will differ from case to case.

Minimize costs? Create a conference schedule with fewest early-morning sessions? In this excerpt from the book Data Smart, find out how to use Excel's free Solver add-in to do some data science ...

In part 2, we will continue our look at what Solver can do with an examination of the way in which it outputs data in reports . Related posts: Using Data Tables in Excel Calibration, Part 1 ...

This is a pretty stupid problem to use Solver for: you can see from the source data that obviously it’s Germany, Pears and 2024, and even if you couldn’t see it from looking at the data you could ...

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The Solver add-in for Microsoft Excel is one of the most important, so we can understand the frustrations when users cannot get it to work as they hope. In older versions of Excel, folks had to ...