Excel's VALUE function has only one argument: where a is the value stored as text that you want to convert into a number.

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NEW YORK -- The NFL appears to have saved the kickoff after being on life support for years. Now its attention turns to the onside kick, which has been terminal for years. In its presentation to NFL ...

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