Excel failing at String VLOOKUP

Question

I have a table that looks like this

   B   C
43 XS  6
44 S   11
45 M   16
46 L   21
47 XL  26
48 XXL 31

I\'ve written the formula:

Answer 1

Also, mismatching format types is causing you problems. (One cell is formatted as containing numbers, and the other is formatted as containing text). See problem/solution #2 on this page:

Solutions to Three Common Problems when Using VLOOKUP()