This formula works because digital units have a “power of 10” relationship.

are based on the metric system.

The formula below will normalize to binary units.

Excel formula: Split text and numbers

With this formula, you are technically getting Gibibytes (GiB), not Gigabytes.

MATCH supports approximate and exact matching, andwildcards(* ?)

For example, =LEFT(“apple”,3) returns “app”.

Excel formula: Split numbers from units of measure

For example, =RIGHT(“apple”,3) returns “ple”.

Excel MATCH function

Excel LEFT function

Excel RIGHT function