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Formula to calulate the weighted average
I need some help on a spreadsheet I am working on. I am suppose to use
absolute cell references to calculate the overall total for four exams by using the four weights found in a different cell range. As follows: Exam 1 weight 20% cell C/8 Exam 2 weight 20% cell C/9 Exam 3 weight 20% cell C/10 Final Exam weight40% cell C/11 Cell B/17 Cell C/17 Cell D/17 Cell E/17 Cell F/17 Student I exam I 84.0 exam 2 80.0 exam 3 83.0 exam final exam 72.0 overall total It states in Cell F17 enter a formula to calculate the weigted average of the first student's four exams. Use the weights found in the range C8:C11, matching each weight with the corresponding exam score. Use absolute cell references for the four weights.... HELP!!! I have no clue what to do here |
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=C8*B17+C9*C17+C10*D17+C11*E17 "Jrf" wrote: I need some help on a spreadsheet I am working on. I am suppose to use absolute cell references to calculate the overall total for four exams by using the four weights found in a different cell range. As follows: Exam 1 weight 20% cell C/8 Exam 2 weight 20% cell C/9 Exam 3 weight 20% cell C/10 Final Exam weight40% cell C/11 Cell B/17 Cell C/17 Cell D/17 Cell E/17 Cell F/17 Student I exam I 84.0 exam 2 80.0 exam 3 83.0 exam final exam 72.0 overall total It states in Cell F17 enter a formula to calculate the weigted average of the first student's four exams. Use the weights found in the range C8:C11, matching each weight with the corresponding exam score. Use absolute cell references for the four weights.... HELP!!! I have no clue what to do here |
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I _think_ your instructor wants this formula in F17:
=$c$8*b17 + $c$9*c17 + $c$10*d17 + $c$11*d18 The $'s means that these cells won't change if you copy the formula to other cells--like in F18, F19, ..., F9999. Another formula that may get you into trouble: =SUMPRODUCT($C$8:$C$11,TRANSPOSE(B17:E17)) This is an array formula. Hit ctrl-shift-enter instead of enter. If you do it correctly, excel will wrap curly brackets {} around your formula. (don't type them yourself.) Jrf wrote: I need some help on a spreadsheet I am working on. I am suppose to use absolute cell references to calculate the overall total for four exams by using the four weights found in a different cell range. As follows: Exam 1 weight 20% cell C/8 Exam 2 weight 20% cell C/9 Exam 3 weight 20% cell C/10 Final Exam weight40% cell C/11 Cell B/17 Cell C/17 Cell D/17 Cell E/17 Cell F/17 Student I exam I 84.0 exam 2 80.0 exam 3 83.0 exam final exam 72.0 overall total It states in Cell F17 enter a formula to calculate the weigted average of the first student's four exams. Use the weights found in the range C8:C11, matching each weight with the corresponding exam score. Use absolute cell references for the four weights.... HELP!!! I have no clue what to do here -- Dave Peterson |
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Formula to calulate the weighted average
Thanks so much! That did it for me..How do you copy that format without it
changing the first position to the next such as: =C9*B17+C10*C17+C11*D17+C12*E17 this is what I get when I try to auto fill.. "dhstein" wrote: =C8*B17+C9*C17+C10*D17+C11*E17 "Jrf" wrote: I need some help on a spreadsheet I am working on. I am suppose to use absolute cell references to calculate the overall total for four exams by using the four weights found in a different cell range. As follows: Exam 1 weight 20% cell C/8 Exam 2 weight 20% cell C/9 Exam 3 weight 20% cell C/10 Final Exam weight40% cell C/11 Cell B/17 Cell C/17 Cell D/17 Cell E/17 Cell F/17 Student I exam I 84.0 exam 2 80.0 exam 3 83.0 exam final exam 72.0 overall total It states in Cell F17 enter a formula to calculate the weigted average of the first student's four exams. Use the weights found in the range C8:C11, matching each weight with the corresponding exam score. Use absolute cell references for the four weights.... HELP!!! I have no clue what to do here |
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Dave, just curious about your comment line:
Another formula that may get you into trouble: =SUMPRODUCT($C$8:$C$11,TRANSPOSE(B17:E17)) Since it works, why would it get the OP into trouble? -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 Downloads:25,000 Files:370 Subscribers:68 xdemechanik --- |
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