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
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
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 not

lls to calculate cell values.

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

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)
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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 8 7 2 3 3 16
Caesar Salad 8 9 5 2 4 16
Roti 8 7 9 2 8 16
Falafel 8 7 3 4 10 16
Main
Task 1
Tandoori Chicken 5 10 8 7 9 cousins
Ishan's 24are visiting and they wi
Vegetable Curry 1 10 4 8 Alia
10 wants to24
account for 4 guests unde
Korma allocate 2 appetizers per person for ea
1 10 6 10 2 24
Butter Chicken 1 7 10 9 Use8 a formula24to change the values in t
Hawaiian Pizza 2 10 9 8 4 24
(*Hint: Type in the formula in cell B5 an
Creamy Tomato Pasta 2 2 6 10 10 24
&Paste to replicate your formula.
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

7 10 6 9 1
4 5 9 10 7
8 2 5 6 1
6 2 6 8 4
Task 2
k1 Neil's college friends are in town and some
an's cousins are visiting 1and they 6 join
will 7 of
the start 6 of them8 know Alia from school!
the party.
Alias can't wait to see them again. That's a total of 8 guests including him!
wants to account for 41Neil
Under guests
we under
now Ishan for7appetizers,6and
7 need: 4
cate 2 appetizers per person for each appetizer type.
2 of each
9 item from 10 the Appetisers
4 category
2 for each
2 guest. (Change the cell
range
a formula to change the G5:G9)
7 values in3the cell range 4 B5:B8. 10 5
3 of each item from the Main category for each guest. (Change the cell
range 7G10:G15)
int: Type in the formula
1 5 9
in cell B5 and use the Fill Handle or Copy
4
4 of each
8
aste to replicate your formula. item from
2 the Dessert
1 category
8 for each guest.
4 (Change the cell
range G17:G21)
7
Use formulas 6
to change 9
the values 3 order quantity
in Neil's 4 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
Use a formula to change the values
Roti 8 7 9
in the cell range B5:B8. 2 8 16
Falafel 8 *Use the Fill
7 Handle/Copy
3 & Paste
4 10 16
to replicate your formula.
Main
Tandoori Chicken 5 Your formula
10 should 8be "=4*2" for
7 9 24
Vegetable Curry 1 each cell10
in the cell range.
4 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 to change the values in Neil's order quantity column.
8 2 5 6 1
Change6the cell range
2 G5:G9 6=8*2 8 4

Change the cell range G10:G15 =8*3

1 6 7 6 8
Change1the cell range
7 G17:G217 =8*2 6 4
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