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Recap: First Formulas

Part of the Fundamentals section of Coddy's Excel journey — lesson 16 of 42.

Challenge

Medium

The rectangle's Width is in B1 and its Height is in B2.

In B4 (next to the Area label): a formula for width times height
In B5 (next to the Perimeter label): a formula for width plus height, all multiplied by 2, you'll need parentheses

Use cell references so the formulas survive a change of rectangle.

Try it yourself

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	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
1	Width	5
2	Height	3
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4	Area
5	Perimeter
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All lessons in Fundamentals

1Meet the Spreadsheet

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4Cell References

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7Decisions with IF

The IF Function Writing an IF Comparison Operators Nested IFs Recap: Decisions with IF

2Entering Data

Text and Numbers Building a Small Table Editing and Clearing Cells Numbers That Mean Something Recap: Entering Data

5Basic Functions

What Is a Function The SUM Function The AVERAGE Function MIN and MAX COUNT and COUNTA Combining Functions Recap: Basic Functions

8Project: Grade Book

Grade Book Setup Totals and Averages Pass or Fail with IF Finishing the Grade Book

3Your First Formula

What Is a Formula?Writing a Formula Formulas with Cells Arithmetic Operators Order of OperationsRecap: First Formulas

6Working with Text

Joining Text UPPER and LOWER Measuring Text with LEN LEFT, RIGHT and MID Recap: Working with Text