Math Accuracy of Tables in Pages

Hello again.
And I know tables in Pages is not meant to be a heavy duty calculating feature. But I am using it any way and I am delighted of all the features built into this very capable word processing program.
So I am comparing the results of a table I am working on with the same tables I designed using MS Excel and the results are slightly different. Is there any knowledge on the internal functioning of math in Tables on Pages?
Thanks.

Jeff, there is a smaller number involved which I don't remember if I had included it in my Excel sheet. When I remove it from Pages I get exactly the same answer. So it is possible that the two formulas were slightly different.
The ctual formula is: H = ((f^2 / (N x C)) + f)/25.4/12
I will have to check my Excel when I am back to my PC world on Monday.
Thanks for looking into this.
Farzad

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