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MUTIPLICATION COUNT IF
SUBTRACTION COUNTA NESTED IF
DIVISION COUNTIF
AVERAGE CLICK ABOVE
MAXIMUM SUM (Adding) Formulas LOOKUP Formulas
MINIMUM SUM LOOKUP
INT SUMIF HLOOKUP
VLOOKUP
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Used to multiply all the numbers in a 2

range of cells.
5
10
=H11*H12
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Used to take numbers away from 50

each other. 10

40
=H11-H12
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50

-40
=H11-H12
Be careful about negative results
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Divides numbers in a range of cells. 50

10

5
=H11/H12
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2
Used to find the HIGHEST number in a
set of values 3
4
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10
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=MAX(H4:H12)
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Used to find the LOWEST number in a

set of values.
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3
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10
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=MIN(H4:H12)
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Returns the AVERAGE
of a set of numbers. 1
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=AVERAGE(H4:H12)
H4:H12)
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Removes decimals from numbers or calculation results

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8.7 5.7

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=INT(D12) =INT(H4*H12)
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ulation results

T(H4*H12)
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Used to ADD all of the numbers
in a range of values
=SUM(F4:F12)
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 9
45 45
=I4+I5+I6+I7+I8+I9+I10+I1
+I6+I7+I8+I9+I10+I11+I12
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2
3
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Used to count the amount of cells that 6
contain numbers
(cells containing words are not included) p <<< This letter
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=COUNT(H4:H12)
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MARCH
APRIL
MAY

2
AUGUST
Used to count the amount of cells that SEPTEMBER
contain numbers OR text OCTOBER
(empty cells are not included) NOVEMBER

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=COUNTA(H4:H12)
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MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JUNE
Used to count the number of cells that AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
contain particular data
OCTOBER
(in this example we are counting the NOVEMBER
number of times "June" appears)
2
=COUNTIF(G4:G12,"June")
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D 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
E 5
D 6
Used to ADD together numbers that meet G 7
criteria that you set H 8
(in this example we are adding all numbers I 9
that are next to the letter "D")
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=SUMIF(H4:H12,"D",I4:I12)
H4:H12,"D",I4:I12)
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DISCOUNT?
Yes
You get a discount
=IF(D10="Yes","You get a discount", "You do not get a discount")
Used to produce ONE OF TWO OUTCOMES
based on an IF QUESTION
AGE
(tested cells can contain numbers or text) 18
You are old enough to drive
Use speech marks for letters or words =IF(L12>=17,"You are old enough to drive", "You are not old enough to drive")
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Used where you have THREE OR MORE POSSIBLE

OUTCOMES based on an IF QUESTION
(multiple IF functions nested together)
 Example:
Football games have ONE of THREE possible outcomes:
1) Home win
2) Away win
3) Draw

HOME TEAM GOALS AWAY TEAM GOALS

RE POSSIBLE
4 4
UESTION
ogether)
RESULT: Draw
=IF(H7>J7,"Home win", IF(H7<J7,"Away win", "Draw"))
", "Draw"))
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Used to LOOK UP data that is stored in ROWS

The "H" in HLOOKUP stands for "Horizontal"

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=HLOOKUP(G6,F6:I8, 3, FALSE)
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Used to LOOK UP data that is stored in COLUMNS

The "V" in VLOOKUP stands for "Vertical"

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=VLOOKUP(H11,H3:J12,2,FALSE)
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