Excel: How to extract data from two linked columns to third

Question

Here is my table. I need to match the numbers in columns A and C and extract the linked prices from B to D. Columns A and B are fixed, they are my reference numbers and prices.

Thank you!

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Answer 1

You can do this using a VLOOKUP formula like so:

=VLOOKUP(C2,A:B,2,FALSE)

Paste that into cell D2 and drag down to autofill the rest.