An example: You can use more than one "work" column to get to the result. . Known Work Work Result --------------------------------- | 16 | 48 | 24 | 12 | |-------------------------------- | 28 | 84 | 42 | X | --------------------------------- First row logic: (((16 * 3) / 2) / 2) = 12 (there are other solutions other than * 3 / 2 / 2) ((48 / 2) / 2) = 12 24 / 2 = 12 Use same logic on second row: (((28 * 3) / 2) / 2 = X ((84 / 2) / 2) = X 42 / 2 = X 21 = X The one I can't solve without fractions or decimals. This is how the table looks (could be more than one "work" column though). . Known Work Result ------------------------- | 50 | | 18 | |------------------------ | 60 | | X | -------------------------