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# **Look to the left with INDEX and MATCH**

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The IDs are in column C, to the right of the names. In F2, return the Name for the ID in E2 with INDEX and MATCH.

F2fx

|  | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Name | Department | Employee ID |  | Employee ID | Name | |
| 2 | Maria | Sales | E-104 |  | E-122 |  | |
| 3 | Jonas | Finance | E-117 |  |  |  | |
| 4 | Sofie | IT | E-122 |  |  |  | |
| 5 | Lars | Sales | E-131 |  |  |  | |
| 6 | Emma | HR | E-140 |  |  |  | |
| 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
| 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |

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