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Order of Precedence Rules Practice

The document discusses the order of precedence of operators in Excel formulas and some commonly used basic automatic functions like SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MAX, and MIN. It provides examples of using the SUM function to add ranges of cells and combining functions in a formula. The document concludes with exercises demonstrating calculating net pay using SUM and setting up a spreadsheet to calculate item costs before and after VAT.

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75 views3 pages

Order of Precedence Rules Practice

The document discusses the order of precedence of operators in Excel formulas and some commonly used basic automatic functions like SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MAX, and MIN. It provides examples of using the SUM function to add ranges of cells and combining functions in a formula. The document concludes with exercises demonstrating calculating net pay using SUM and setting up a spreadsheet to calculate item costs before and after VAT.

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Order of Precedence of Operators


• The order of precedence is a set of predefined
rules that Excel follows to calculate a formula
• The order of precedence of arithmetic
operators follows the BEDMAS rule:
()
^
*, /
+, -

Order of Precedence (Homework) Basic Automatic Functions


• Functions in Excel are simply built-in formulas

• The following are some commonly used functions


that can be accessed easily from the Autosum
Order of Precedence toolbar button ∑
– Sum
Rules Practice – Average
– Count
– Max
– Min
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Basic Functions (Contd.) SUM function


• Sum - calculate the sum of a collection of
numbers. • A basic formula example to add up a small number of
cells is =A1+A2+A3+A4
• Average – calculate the average of the numbers
in the given cells
• But that method would be cumbersome and error
• Count – count the number of numbers in the prone if there were many cells to add up.
given cells
• Max – find the biggest of the numbers in the • Instead, using the SUM function, we write only the start
given cells and end points of the data range separated by a colon
• Min – find the smallest of the numbers in the ( : ) The function will add together the contents of all
given cells the cells in the range.
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SUM function (Contd.) SUM function (Contd.)

• For example = SUM(F1:F20)


will add cells F1, F2, F3, ……, F18, F19, F20
• Practice using the SUM function
• Another example of the Sum function
=Sum(F1,F3,F6:F8) uses both individual cells
and cell ranges. This example adds the
numbers in cells F1, F3, F6, F7 and F8
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Toolbar button Σ Combining Functions


• Warning - The (Σ) toolbar button will
automatically select adjacent cells
until interrupted by text or an empty • Formulas containing functions
cell, so do not blindly click on the Σ can be combined to create a
button. Always make sure the desired single formula
cells/range are selected.

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Exercise 2 Lab Exercise 2

• NET PAY is calculated as GROSS PAY


minus the sum of TAXES and
INSURANCE =B2-(C2+D2)
• Remember Precedence of
Operators
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Exercise 3 Lab Exercise 3

• TOTAL COST BEFORE VAT


•Lab Exercise 3 involves =B2*C2
setting up a spreadsheet
• VAT =16%*D2
to calculate the cost of
various items, before and • TOTAL COST INCLUDING VAT
after VAT =D2+E2
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