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MROUND

Excel Functions

Round a number to the nearest specified multiple

Syntax

EXCEL 
=MROUND(number, significance)

Arguments

Parameter Description
number The number that should be rounded.
significance The multiple to use when rounding.

Return Value

A rounded number.

Details

The MROUND function rounds a number to the nearest given multiple. The multiple to use for rounding is provided as the significance argument. Rounding occurs when the remainder from dividing number by significance is greater than or equal to half the value of significance. If the number is already an exact multiple, no rounding occurs and the original number is returned. The MROUND function takes two arguments, number and significance. Number is the numeric value to round. The significance argument is the multiple to which number should be rounded. In most cases, significance is provided as a numeric value, but MROUND can also understand time entered as text like "0:15" or "0:30". Number and significancemust have the same sign, otherwise MROUND will return a #NUM! error. Below are some exa

Examples

Examples

Below are some examples of MROUND formulas with hardcoded values:

EXCEL 
=MROUND(10,3) // returns 9
=MROUND(10,4) // returns 12
=MROUND(119,25) // returns 125
Examples

To round a number in A1 to the nearest multiple of 5, you can use MROUND like this:

EXCEL 
=MROUND(A1,5) // round to nearest 5
Nearest negative number

To round negative numbers with MROUND, use a negative sign for significance:

EXCEL 
=MROUND(-10,-3) // returns -9
=MROUND(-10,-4) // returns -12
=MROUND(-119,-25) // returns -125
Nearest .99

MROUND can be used to round pricing to end with .99. The formula below will round a value in A1 to the nearest 1 dollar, subtract 1 cent, and return a

EXCEL 
=MROUND(A1,1) - 0.01 // round to nearest .99
Nearest 15 minutes

MROUND can be used to round time. To round a time in A1 to the nearest 15 minutes, you can use a formula like this:

EXCEL 
=MROUND(A1,"0:15") // round to nearest 15 min

See Also

CEILING FLOOR ROUND ROUNDDOWN ROUNDUP MROUND INT TRUNC