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I have a list of test scores that I want to sum, but I want to drop the
lowest value. How can I do that in Excel?
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=SUM(A1:A10)-MIN(A1:A10)

Replace A1 and A10 with your own range

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=SUM(A1:A5)-MIN(A1:A5)

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Try this:

=SUM(A1:A10,-MIN(A1:A10))

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