adding and divideing by a the number of cells!

[nerdman]

Hey guys im making an excell document, i want to make a function tha
does this :
adds all the filled out cells(not the empty ones) and divides them b
their number (again ignoring the empty ones) so that if i have a ro
A1-10 it counts all the cells filled out and divides them by thei
number im not good at english but i know there is a word for tha
m-something... so could you guys *Fully* explain? You see if th
teacher asks me how i did itt i have to explain and understand thanx!

zA

 

[Peo Sjoblom]

=AVERAGE(A1:A10)

=SUM(A1:A10)/COUNT(A1:A10)

 

[Bob Phillips]

=AVERAGE(A1:A10)

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HTH

Bob Phillips

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[SteveG]

Zak,

Sounds like you just need a simple average of cells containing values.

Use,

=AVERAGE(A1:A10)

The function will ignore blank cells. AVERAGE adds up the values i
the list and then divides that sum by the number of non-blank cells.



Cheers,

Stev

 

[Guest]

I think the AVERAGE function will satisfy your request:

B1: =AVERAGE(A1:A10)

Does that help?

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Regards,
Ron

 

[Guest]

How about =AVERAGE(A1:A10)?

 

[Guest]

Since you are supposed to be learning something, go read about the SUM() and
COUNTIF() functions. With that headstart and a little thinking on your part,
you should get a top grade!

 

[Guest]

Hi
If I understand correctly, you are trying to calculate the 'average' of a
selection of figures? This will add all the figures together and then divide
the answer by the number of figures you have.

If this is what you want:-

1. Go to the cell you want the answer in.
2. Click onto the drop down arrow beside AutoSum and choose Average.
3. Highlight the cells you wish to calculate.
4. Press Enter.

It will give you a calculation of =Average(A1:A10)

HTH

Louise