After briefly showing ITEM(1), the display shows

 =number

TOTAL is the updated, running TOTAL of all the numbers in the list (only one number, so far).

4.To enter ITEM(2), key in the value and press I. The prompt for ITEM(3) and the new, updated total appear.

5.Continue entering values for ITEM(3), ITEM(4), etc. The calculator recognizes the end of the list when an item is left blank (no value is entered).

6.Press eto end the list and restore the SUM menu. You can now proceed to correct the list, name the list, get another list, or do statistical calculations.

Use these same instructions to enter additional lists.

Viewing and Correcting the List

To display a particular list, use (see page 127).

The [and ]keys move up and down the list one number at a time. @[and @]display the beginning and end of the list.

Changing or Clearing a Number. To change a number after it’s been entered: display the number, key in the new value, and press I.

Use the same method to clear a number to zero. (Do not press Cor <, which clears the calculator line.)

Inserting Numbers into a List. Insertion occurs before (or above) the current entry. Pressing inserts a zero item and renumbers the rest of the list. You can then enter a new value.

For example, if ITEM(6) is in the display, pressing puts a new, zero item between the previously numbered ITEM(5) and ITEM(6).

124 10: Running Total and Statistics

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