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Which formula can add the all the numeric values in a range of cells, ignoring those which are not numeric, and place the result in a different cell?

Which formula can add the all the numeric values in a range of cells, ignoring those which are not numeric, and place the result in a different cell?<br/>

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E.Evelyn

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Answered Dec 14, 2020

The answer is SUM
In Microsoft Excel, the formula that can add all the numeric values in a range of cells, ignoring those which are not numeric, and place the result in a different cell is SUM.

SUM is a function that will add the cells you entered. It can also be used to add noncontiguous cells. An example of a SUM function is =SUM(B2:B10); this will add the values in cells B2:10. The SUM formula can handle up to 255 cells.

It is important to note that SUM will automatically ignore any empty cells or cells that have text values. If the cell contains errors, SUM will return this as an error.

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Anika Nicole

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Answered Jun 05, 2018

The formula which can add the all the numeric values in a range of cells, ignoring those which are not numeric, and place the result in a different cell is "Sum". So, the correct answer is option SUM.

In MS-Excel, the alphanumeric values are ignored during a calculation. You need write only "SUM" and the range of the cells within brackets. Basically, this function adds the numbers of the cells and return the result. It is a built-in function and its category isMath/Trig Function.

Syntax of the SUM function:

SUM( number1, [number2, ... number_n] )

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SUM ( cell1:cell2, [cell3:cell4], ... )

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engmaroof

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Answered May 06, 2017

SumWhich formula can add the all the numeric valuesin a range of cells, ignoring those which are not numeric, and place the resultin a different cell ?
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John Smith

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Answered Oct 28, 2016

Sum
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