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UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright ©. All rights reserved. 2 II.Relevance of Spreadsheets to Everyday Life A. Purpose of a spreadsheet 1.Keep track of money 2.Keep up with statistics 3.Managing information 4.Analyzing information 5.Presenting information
UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright ©. All rights reserved. 3 II.Relevance of Spreadsheets to Everyday Life B. Before electronic spreadsheets… 1. How do you think businesses kept up with finances, payroll, inventory, etc. before computers? 2. How do you think electronic spreadsheets have transformed businesses today?
UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright ©. All rights reserved. 4 II.Relevance of Spreadsheets to Everyday Life C. Brainstorm some ways that spreadsheets can be used in everyday life: 1.Sports Stats (ex. Batting average) 2.Grades 3.Budgets 4.Inventory 5.Buying a car
UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright ©. All rights reserved. 5 III.Basic Formulas in Excel A.Addition – Formula is: =cell 1+cell2+cell3+cell4 (and so on) Example: =a1+a2+a3+a4 will add the values in cells a1, a2, a3 and a4
UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright ©. All rights reserved. 6 III.Basic Formulas in Excel B.Subtraction – Formula is: =cell 1-cell4 Example: =a1-a4 will subtract the value in cell a4 from the value in a1
UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright ©. All rights reserved. 7 III.Basic Formulas in Excel C.Multiply – Formula is: =cell 1*cell4 Example: =a1*a4 will multiply the value in cell a1 by the value in a4
UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright ©. All rights reserved. 8 III.Basic Formulas in Excel D.Divide – Formula is: =cell 1/cell4 Example: =a1/a4 will divide the value in cell a1 by the value in a4
UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright ©. All rights reserved. 9 IV.Assignment: Create a spreadsheet with formulas Create your own personal Budget………… Thing you might add: Salary, Allowance, Expenses (phone bill, gas, movies, eating out etc) You must include more then 6 expenses…(if you don’t have 6, I’ll give you 6