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    The document explains how the SUM formula in Excel works by adding together multiple cell references and dividing the total by three. The SUM formula allows for easy addition of many numbers in a range, providing a concise and manageable formula compared to adding references individually. The SUM function evaluates the addition first before performing any additional operations like division.

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    The document explains how the SUM formula in Excel works by adding together multiple cell references and dividing the total by three. The SUM formula allows for easy addition of many numbers in a range, providing a concise and manageable formula compared to adding references individually. The SUM function evaluates the addition first before performing any additional operations like division.

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    The document explains how the SUM formula in Excel works by adding together multiple cell references and dividing the total by three. The SUM formula allows for easy addition of many numbers in a range, providing a concise and manageable formula compared to adding references individually. The SUM function evaluates the addition first before performing any additional operations like division.

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    sum it up

    You just wrote your first SUM formula. What happened?

    Excel evaluates the SUM function


    Here’s the formula that adds the bills first and then divides it by three.
    together and divides them by three.

    =SUM(B2:B10)/3
    This formula is much easier
    to read and understand.

    Your answer is the same


    as it was when you
    added together the
    references individually...

    ...except now you have


    a formula that’s much
    easier to manage.

    You could add together thousands


    of numbers using SUM and ranges!

    16   Chapter 1

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