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# **Days between two dates**

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Step 1 of 3

Excel stores a date as a **number of days**. Mar 15, 2024 is day 45366; the cell only shows it as a date. Because dates are numbers, you can subtract them.

Click **Continue** when you're ready.

Already know it? Type the formula straight into C2.

C2fx

|  | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Ordered | Delivered | Days |  |  | |
| 2 | Mar 4, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 |  |  |  | |
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