Excel - AVERAGE Function Problem - Expert Solution

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I need help calculating average time elapsed. It is in dd:hh:mm:ss text format and so I can't calculate using =AVERAGEIF
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User 17/05/2018 - 04:54
Hi VT
Excelchat Expert 17/05/2018 - 04:54
Hi
User 17/05/2018 - 04:54
I'm trying to get an average time based on an averageifs formula
Excelchat Expert 17/05/2018 - 04:54
Ok
User 17/05/2018 - 04:54
problem is that I think the time data is in text format?
User 17/05/2018 - 04:54
and so it won't average?
User 17/05/2018 - 04:54
I'm getting a Div/0 error
Excelchat Expert 17/05/2018 - 04:54
Please let me know how you want to take the average
User 17/05/2018 - 04:55
So if column D is A, I want it included
User 17/05/2018 - 04:56
see how I cant even average these?
User 17/05/2018 - 04:56
THink its the format
Excelchat Expert 17/05/2018 - 04:56
Ok
Excelchat Expert 17/05/2018 - 04:56
Please allow me couple of minute
Excelchat Expert 17/05/2018 - 05:02
I see
Excelchat Expert 17/05/2018 - 05:02
so, once you can convert all the text into real time
Excelchat Expert 17/05/2018 - 05:02
Then it should works
User 17/05/2018 - 05:03
right so they arent time
User 17/05/2018 - 05:03
its time elapsed
User 17/05/2018 - 05:03
between to times
User 17/05/2018 - 05:03
so 7 hours elapsed
Excelchat Expert 17/05/2018 - 05:04
ok
Excelchat Expert 17/05/2018 - 05:04
so, in G16 it gives the answer
User 17/05/2018 - 05:05
great!
User 17/05/2018 - 05:05
thank you!
Excelchat Expert 17/05/2018 - 05:05
You are welcome

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