`sum 1 to n: base + (n-1 * delta)
What I will end up needing is how many cups of coffee
from weeks 5 to 7...

Hi. If Start (s) =100
Difference (d) = 25,
Wk1 = 1 and wk2 = 3,
Then an equation might be:

=(wk2-wk1+1)*(2*s + d*(wk1 + wk2 - 2))/2
(returns 375)

If you change wk1 to 5, and wk2 to 7, I get 675.

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Dana DeLouis
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Can anyone help me solve a sum of series problem in excel?

For instance:
`sum 1 to n: base + (n-1 * delta)

Or more specifically:
Say I have x customers at week 1, say 100, and each week I increase my
customers by y, say 25.
Week 1 I have 100
Week 2 I have 125

And each week I sell them a cup of coffee.

How many cups of coffee total will I have sold them in say 4.2 weeks.

Week 1 100 customer = 100 cups this week, 100 total
Week 2 125 customer = 125 cups this week, 225 total
Week 3 150 customer = 150 cups this week, 375 total


What I will end up needing is how many cups of coffee from weeks 5 to
7, which I could simply subtract, but could also be made a part of the
series, which I can't figure out in excel! ;-)

Any help?
Thanks!