use your references

Write the formula that adds your bills together using references.

=B2+B3+B4+B5+B6+B7+B8+B9+B10

This expression calculates the corrected

total amount you spent, which is $739.

Did you notice how the colors

in your references conveniently
match the colors in column B?

Then write a formula to split that value three ways.

=E3/3
This formula takes the value you just
calculated and divides it by three.
Your actual references Be sure to create text labels
might be different, for your formulas, so you
depending on where know what they mean when
you decided to put you look at them later!
your formulas.
Write a formula to determine whether you are still under
budget and, if so, by how much.

=400-E5
I’m still under my budget of $400.

This is what you have left to spend.

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