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Spreadsheets Example Questions and Answers

This document contains typical questions and answers about using spreadsheets. It includes examples of spreadsheets tracking business costs and taxi expenses. Key points: - The software Anna uses is a spreadsheet to track her business' monthly costs and income. - Cells calculating totals automatically update when costs change, so she doesn't need to manually enter totals. - Angus uses a spreadsheet to track his taxi business' monthly costs, fares, and profits. - Formulas like SUM can be used to automatically calculate total costs and profits.

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Spreadsheets Example Questions and Answers

This document contains typical questions and answers about using spreadsheets. It includes examples of spreadsheets tracking business costs and taxi expenses. Key points: - The software Anna uses is a spreadsheet to track her business' monthly costs and income. - Cells calculating totals automatically update when costs change, so she doesn't need to manually enter totals. - Angus uses a spreadsheet to track his taxi business' monthly costs, fares, and profits. - Formulas like SUM can be used to automatically calculate total costs and profits.

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TYPICALQUESTIONS&ANSWERSSPREADSHEETS

QUESTION
AnnaCroftrunsasmallbusinessmakingclothes.Tokeeptrackofthecostsandincomefor
herbusiness,Annausesasoftwarepackageasshownbelow
A

D
E
F
1
MONTHLYCOSTS
2
Materials Wages
Rent
Tax
Total
3 JAN
826.50 1,245.00 700.00 426.00
4 FEB
745.80 1,245.00
700.00
401.00
5 MAR
908.50 1,245.00
700.00
452.00
6 Quarterlytotals
2,480.80 3,735.00 2,100.00 1,279.00

3,198
3,092
3,306
9,595

Whatkindofsoftwarepackageisthis?
Spreadsheet

QUESTION
EachmonthAnnatypesinthecostsofthevariousitems.Shedoesnot needtotypeinthe
totalcosts.Explainwhyshedoesnotneedtotypeinthe
totalcosts.
Becausethereisaformulainthetotalcostcellswhichautomaticallycalculatethetotalcost.

QUESTION
QuarterlytotalswasoriginallytypedincellA6.Whatcanbedonetothecellsothatthefull
cellcontentsaredisplayed?
MakecolumnAwider.

QUESTION
TheamountincolumnFshowsthetotalinpoundsonly.Whatcanbedonetodisplaythe
amountinpoundsandpence,sothatF3willshow3197.50?
SelectcellF3andformattocurrency.

QUESTION
CellF3containsaformula.SuggestasuitableformulaforcellF3.
A
B
C
D
E
F
1
MONTHLYCOSTS
2
Materials Wages
Rent
Tax
Total
3 JAN
826.50 1,245.00 700.00 426.00
4 FEB
745.80 1,245.00
700.00
401.00
5 MAR
908.50 1,245.00
700.00
452.00
6 Quarterlytotals
2,480.80 3,735.00 2,100.00 1,279.00

3,198
3,092
3,306
9,595

=SUM(B3:E3)

QUESTION
Annaisworriedthattheformulaecouldaccidentallybedeletedfromthecellsthattheyare
containedin.Whatcouldshedotothesecellstopreventthisfromhappening?
Usecellprotectionforallcellscontainingformulae.

QUESTION
Annaisworriedthattheinformationinthespreadsheetcouldbelost.
Describethreeprecautionsthatsheshouldtakeagainstdataloss.
1. Takeabackupcopyofthespreadsheet.
2. Passwordprotectthespreadsheet.
3. Keeptheroomthecomputerisinlocked.

QUESTION
Angusrunshisowntaxicab.Hereispartofthespreadsheetwhichheusestokeeparecord
ofhisexpensesandincome.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

A
B
COSTS(ins)
Diesel
Repairs
Insurance
OtherCosts
TOTALCOSTS

C
JANUARY
100.00
50.00
10.00
15.00
175.00

D
FEBRUARY
120.00
30.00
15.00
17.00
182.00

E
MARCH
125.00
40.00
20.00
17.50
202.50

F
APRIL
115.00
35.00
15.00
17.00
182.00

PASSENGERFARES

420.00

500.20

525.45

480.80

PROFIT

245.00

318.20

322.95

298.80

CellsC6andC10eachcontainaformula.SuggestasuitableformulaforcellC6.

=SUM(C2:C5)

QUESTION
SuggestasuitableformulaforcellC10.
=C8C6

QUESTION
IfcellE3changes,nameanothercellwhichwillalsochange.
E8andE10

QUESTION
TheformulainC6hasbeenreplicatedacrosstotheothercellsinrow6.Whatdoesreplicate
mean?
1KU
Tocopy

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