Introduction You are the young DJ and you were hired to play____ Parties. If you charged $150 for each show how much money did you make.
How did you work out the amount of money you made? Was it easy or time consuming ? Using Excel there is an easier way
The SUM function can be used to add values (numbers) in a range. =sum(range) eg: = sum(B2:B5)
In order to use the SUM function you must first highlight an empty cell Then you place the = sign first. Then the Sum function. You then use the open brackets ( Then write the range of cells that contain the numbers you want to add. Close this off with the closing ) You then press enter.
The Average function is used to find the average or arithmetic mean for a rage of numbers. The format that is used is the same as sum. The average function adds up all the numbers in the range and then divides the answer by the number. The steps are also the same
The AVERAGE function can be used to find the average of a group values (numbers) in a range.