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Generating Random Numbers That Will Sum To 1 Specific Value?

Hey guys I am new to the forum and excel Macros, so go easy on me! Here is my problem:

I need to generate 10 random numbers, lets call that x that if summed/added will equal a set value of 100,000 lets call that y. I also need the generated random numbers to be distributed between 5,000 to 20,000 lets say the lower value of 5,000 is min and the upper value is max. I them need these values placed in a set number of cells, for example A1 to A10 . What would a macro that did something like this look like. Any help would be very appreciated!


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