Mini Challenge - Basic Formulas

Remember Alia's Birthday party planning? She had invited her colleagues and their families to cele
estimate how much of each item would be needed. Let's use some basic formulas to help her upda
not fall short!
Rules
Do not use a calculator or mental maths! Formulas must be entered into cells to calculate cell va
*Hint
Fill in a formula for the first cell of each category (Appetisers, Main, Dessert) & use the fill handle
the cells.
Complete both Task 1 & Task 2 before looking at the Solution worksheet!
Task 1
Ishan's cousins are visiting and they will join the start of the party. Alia wants to account for 4 gues
appetizers per person for each appetizer type.
Use a formula to change the values in the cell range B5:B8.
Task 2
Neil's college friends are in town and some of them know Alia from school! Alias can't wait to see t
including him!
Under Neil we now need:
2 items per guest from the Appetisers category. (Change the cell range G5:G9)
3 items per guest from the Main category. (Change the cell range G10:G15)
4 items per guest from the Dessert category.(Change the cell range G17:G21)
Use formulas to change the values in Neil's order quantity column. Once you're done check your
d their families to celebrate with her. Alia made a spreadsheet to
mulas to help her update her spreadsheet to ensure food does

ells to calculate cell values.

t) & use the fill handle to replicate the formula for the rest of

s to account for 4 guests under Ishan for appetizers, and allocate 2

Alias can't wait to see them again. That's a total of 8 guests

9)
1)
ou're done check your worksheet against the Solution tab.
 Alia's Birthday Menu
Quantity
Item Ishan Mike Ruby Julia Anthony Neil
Appetisers
Buffalo Chicken Dip 5 7 2 3 3 2
Caesar Salad 10 9 5 2 4 1
Roti 5 Task 1 7 9 2 8 9
Falafel 5 7 3 4
Ishan's cousins are visiting and they 10 4
Main will join the start of the party. Alia
Tandoori Chicken wants to account for 4 guests under
5 10appetizers,8and allocate
Ishan for 72 9 9
Vegetable Curry 1 10 per person
appetizers 4 for each 8 10 5
Korma 1 appetizer
10 type. 6 10 2 9
Butter Chicken 1 7 10 9 8 1
Use a formula to change the values
Hawaiian Pizza 2 10 9
in the cell range B5:B8. 8 4 4
Creamy Tomato Pasta 2 2 6 10 10 7
Dessert (*Hint: Type in the formula in cell B5
and use the Fill Handle or Copy
Vegan Brownies 1 &Paste to 3 replicate your
7 formula. 6 7 6
Strawberry Cheesecake 2 2 3 10 2 5
Matcha Mochi 2 10 6 7 6 9
Chocolate Souffle 1 8 8 8 6 2
Rainbow Ice Cream 1 7 7 2 6 7
Quantity
Farah Rohit Nikhil Timothy Nishma

7 10 6 9 1
4 5 9 10 7
8 2 5 6 1
6 2 6 8 4
Task 2
Neil's college friends are in town and some of them know Alia from school!
1 wait to6see them again.
Alias can't 7 6 a total of 88 guests including him!
That's
Under1Neil we now 7 need: 7 6 4
2 of each
9 item from10 the Appetisers
4 category
2 for each
2 guest. (Change the cell
range G5:G9)
7 3 4 10 5
3 of each item from the Main category for each guest. (Change the cell
7
range G10:G15) 1 5 9 4
8 item from
4 of each 2 the Dessert
1 category8 for each guest.
4 (Change the cell
range G17:G21)
7 6 9 3 4
Use formulas to change the values in Neil's order quantity column.
7 2 2 3 9
8 3 4 3 3
9 10 10 2 9
6 7 10 6 5
 Alia's Birthday Menu
Quantity
Item Ishan Mike Ruby Julia Anthony Neil
Appetisers
Buffalo Chicken Dip 8 Task 1 7 2 3 3 16
Caesar Salad 8 9 5 2 4 16
Roti 8 Use a formula
7 to change
9 the values
2 8 16
in the cell range B5:B8.
Falafel 8 7 3
*Use the Fill Handle/Copy & Paste 4 10 16
Main to replicate your formula.
Tandoori Chicken 5 10 8 7 9 24
Your formula should be "=4*2" for
Vegetable Curry 1 each cell10 4
in the cell range. 8 10 24
Korma 1 10 6 10 2 24
Butter Chicken 1 7 10 9 8 24
Hawaiian Pizza 2 10 9 8 4 24
Creamy Tomato Pasta 2 2 6 10 10 24
Dessert
Vegan Brownies 1 3 7 6 7 32
Strawberry Cheesecake 2 2 3 10 2 32
Matcha Mochi 2 10 6 7 6 32
Chocolate Souffle 1 8 8 8 6 32
Rainbow Ice Cream 1 7 7 2 6 32
Quantity
Farah Rohit Nikhil Timothy Nishma

Task 2 7 10 6 9 1
4 5 9 10 7
Use formulas
8 to change
2 the values
5 in Neil's
6 order quantity
1 column.

Change6the cell range

2 G5:G9 6=8*2 8 4

Change1the cell range

6 G10:G157 =8*3 6 8
1 7 7 6 4
Change the cell range G17:G21 =8*2
9 10 4 2 2
7 3 4 10 5
7 1 5 9 4
8 2 1 8 4

7 6 9 3 4
7 2 2 3 9
8 3 4 3 3
9 10 10 2 9
6 7 10 6 5