Goal Seek

I've recently started using numbers and wanted to use the goal seek function that is available in excel work sheets under tools .
Is there any function within numbers that can perform the same task ie If you have an answer cell that that has a formula that is a multiplication of two cells and you know the answer you want from the operation and you can get to your target figure by varying one of the multipier cells.
Any help gratefully received, I have n't got much hair left to tear out( I did n't a t the start but thats beside the point)
Thanks

No need to tear your hairs.
It would be more useful to enter the Help and search for the keyword "functions" which would give you a list of available functions.
It seems that some users wrongly imagine that Help of User Guide are written to fill Hard disks. The truth is that they are built to give use useful informations.
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