Chapter 8 Pocket Sheet

Examples

The following are some examples of mathematical expressions you can input into sheet cells.

Cell Contents

 

Displayed Result

=1+2-3

0

 

=(1+2)*(3+4)

21

=(A1+B5)*2

Result of expression using contents of cells A1

 

and B5

 

 

=$A$1+B2

Contents of cell A1 + Contents of cell B2

 

 

 

=2^3

8

(Raises left value to power specified by right

 

value.)

 

 

=ABS(A1)

Absolute value of value in A1

 

 

=AVERAGE(A1:D5)

Average of values in cells A1 through D5

 

 

=COUNT(A1:D5)

Number of values in cells A1 through D5

=COUNTA(A1:A7)

Number of non blank cells in cells A1 through

 

A7

=EVEN(3)

4

(Rounds up to the nearest even number.)

 

 

 

=INT(8.9)

8

(Rounds down to the nearest integer.)

 

 

=MAX(A1:D5)

Greatest value of those in cells A1 through D5

 

 

=MIN(A1:D5)

Least value of those in cells A1 through D5

 

 

 

=MOD(3,2)

1

(Integer result when left value is divided by

 

right value.)

 

 

=ODD(2)

3 (Rounds up to the nearest odd number.)

=ROUND(2.15,1)

2.2 (Rounds left value to decimal places

 

specified by right value.)

=SQRT(A1*5)

Square root of value in cell A1 multiplied by 5

 

 

=SUM(A1:D5)

Sum of contents of cells A1 through D5

 

 

 

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