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FORMULA & SQL / CLEANUP

Round to a number of decimals.
Tested, not guessed.

The Excel and Google Sheets formula and the SQL query, each run on the rows below. Open this with your own data ↗

The example rows

RowA: RegionB: RepC: AmountD: Order DateE: StatusF: Customer
2NorthAna1,2002026-03-01PaidJo Smith
3SouthBen4502026-03-15OpenRaj Patel
4NorthCy3002026-04-02PaidLee Wong
5EastAna980.502026-04-20PaidMia Ross
6NorthBen752026-05-05OpenJo Smith
7WestDee1,6402026-05-18PaidSam Okoro

The formula

Excel
=ROUND(C2,2)

Amount (C2), rounded to 2 decimal places.

Run on the example rows:

RowResult
21200
3450
4300
5980.5
675
71640

The SQL

PostgreSQL
SELECT *, ROUND(amount, 2) AS rounded
FROM sales

Run on the example rows:

regionrepamountorder_datestatuscustomerrounded
NorthAna12002026-03-01PaidJo Smith1200
SouthBen4502026-03-15OpenRaj Patel450
NorthCy3002026-04-02PaidLee Wong300
EastAna980.52026-04-20PaidMia Ross980.5
NorthBen752026-05-05OpenJo Smith75
WestDee16402026-05-18PaidSam Okoro1640
Other databases
MySQL
SELECT *, ROUND(amount, 2) AS rounded
FROM sales
SQL Server
SELECT *, ROUND(amount, 2) AS rounded
FROM sales
SQLite
SELECT *, ROUND(amount, 2) AS rounded
FROM sales
BigQuery
SELECT *, ROUND(amount, 2) AS rounded
FROM sales
Snowflake
SELECT *, ROUND(amount, 2) AS rounded
FROM sales

Your own data

Paste your rows into the free tool and it writes this for your columns, then runs it on your data before you copy it. Open the tool ↗

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