To fix this issue, remove the text and add the cost price. If you are using the Sum function, it will ignore the text and add the numbers of the two items in the spreadsheet.

In Microsoft Excel, you can convert a number into a fraction using the Fraction format. Learn how to display Numbers as Fractions in Excel.

Microsoft Excel depends on data that’s stored correctly. If you receive text values that should be real numbers, use one of these methods to get you back to the real work.