Hi there,

I was wondering if there a simple way to average approx. 5 different
cells (not a range) in these different cells there are formulas I
don't want to average them if they are "" or 0.

ex. A1 = 1 B3 = "" C5=4 D9=4 AVERAGE SHOULD BE 3
AVERAGE(A1,B3,C5,D9;<"") something like this.

IS this possible.

Thanks.
CD

On Jan 31, 10:08*am, wrote:
Hi there,

I was wondering if there a simple way to average approx. 5 different
cells (not a range) in these different cells there are formulas I
don't want to average them if they are "" or 0.

ex. *A1 *= 1 * * B3 = "" * C5=4 * * * D9=4 * * *AVERAGE SHOULD BE *3
AVERAGE(A1,B3,C5,D9;<"") something like this.

IS this possible.

Thanks.
CD

Try it using just the average of the 4 cells (ie =average(A1, B3, C5,
D9). I think you will find it gives you the answer 3 anyway. If the
cell is genuinely blank (blank or formula evalutes to "") it will
ignore it. Worked for me when I tested it.

Regards

Murray

hi
=sum(A1+B3+C5+D9)/Count(A1,B3,C5.D9)

Regards
FSt1

" wrote:

Hi there,

I was wondering if there a simple way to average approx. 5 different
cells (not a range) in these different cells there are formulas I
don't want to average them if they are "" or 0.

ex. A1 = 1 B3 = "" C5=4 D9=4 AVERAGE SHOULD BE 3
AVERAGE(A1,B3,C5,D9;<"") something like this.

IS this possible.

Thanks.
CD

I think that instead of
=sum(A1+B3+C5+D9)/Count(A1,B3,C5.D9) you may have meant
=(A1+B3+C5+D9)/Count(A1,B3,C5,D9) or
=sum(A1,B3,C5,D9)/Count(A1,B3,C5,D9)
[you need a comma instead of a full stop between C5 and D9, and if there
isn't anything that you wish to add to A1+B3+C5+D9 you don't need the sum
function.]
but you could equally well have used =AVERAGE(A1,B3,C5,D9)

But note that any of those formulae will ignore the empty string "" or a
genuinely empty cell, but it won't ignore zero.
--
David Biddulph

"FSt1" wrote in message
...
hi
=sum(A1+B3+C5+D9)/Count(A1,B3,C5.D9)

Regards
FSt1

" wrote:

Hi there,

I was wondering if there a simple way to average approx. 5 different
cells (not a range) in these different cells there are formulas I
don't want to average them if they are "" or 0.

ex. A1 = 1 B3 = "" C5=4 D9=4 AVERAGE SHOULD BE 3
AVERAGE(A1,B3,C5,D9;<"") something like this.

IS this possible.

Thanks.
CD

yes, i did mean exactily what you pointed out.
thanks for catching that.

Regards
FSt1

"David Biddulph" wrote:

I think that instead of
=sum(A1+B3+C5+D9)/Count(A1,B3,C5.D9) you may have meant
=(A1+B3+C5+D9)/Count(A1,B3,C5,D9) or
=sum(A1,B3,C5,D9)/Count(A1,B3,C5,D9)
[you need a comma instead of a full stop between C5 and D9, and if there
isn't anything that you wish to add to A1+B3+C5+D9 you don't need the sum
function.]
but you could equally well have used =AVERAGE(A1,B3,C5,D9)

But note that any of those formulae will ignore the empty string "" or a
genuinely empty cell, but it won't ignore zero.
--
David Biddulph

"FSt1" wrote in message
...
hi
=sum(A1+B3+C5+D9)/Count(A1,B3,C5.D9)

Regards
FSt1

" wrote:

Hi there,

I was wondering if there a simple way to average approx. 5 different
cells (not a range) in these different cells there are formulas I
don't want to average them if they are "" or 0.

ex. A1 = 1 B3 = "" C5=4 D9=4 AVERAGE SHOULD BE 3
AVERAGE(A1,B3,C5,D9;<"") something like this.

IS this possible.

Thanks.
CD

On Jan 31, 12:03*am, FSt1 wrote:
yes, i did mean exactily what you pointed out.
thanks for catching that.

Regards
FSt1



"David Biddulph" wrote:
I think that instead of
*=sum(A1+B3+C5+D9)/Count(A1,B3,C5.D9) you may have meant
*=(A1+B3+C5+D9)/Count(A1,B3,C5,D9) or
*=sum(A1,B3,C5,D9)/Count(A1,B3,C5,D9)
[you need a comma instead of a full stop between C5 and D9, and if there
isn't anything that you wish to add to A1+B3+C5+D9 you don't need the sum
function.]
but you could equally well have used =AVERAGE(A1,B3,C5,D9)

But note that any of those formulae will ignore the empty string "" or a
genuinely empty cell, but it won't ignore zero.
--
David Biddulph

"FSt1" wrote in message
...
hi
=sum(A1+B3+C5+D9)/Count(A1,B3,C5.D9)

Regards
FSt1

" wrote:

Hi there,

I was wondering if there a simple way to average approx. 5 different
cells (not a range) in these different cells there are formulas I
don't want to average them if they are "" or 0.

ex. *A1 *= 1 * * B3 = "" * C5=4 * * * D9=4 * * *AVERAGE SHOULD BE *3
AVERAGE(A1,B3,C5,D9;<"") something like this.

IS this possible.

Thanks.
CD- Hide quoted text -

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Thank you to all you are soo helpful - thanks a bunch.

CD

On Feb 1, 12:56*pm, wrote:
On Jan 31, 12:03*am, FSt1 wrote:





yes, i did mean exactily what you pointed out.
thanks for catching that.

Regards
FSt1

"David Biddulph" wrote:
I think that instead of
*=sum(A1+B3+C5+D9)/Count(A1,B3,C5.D9) you may have meant
*=(A1+B3+C5+D9)/Count(A1,B3,C5,D9) or
*=sum(A1,B3,C5,D9)/Count(A1,B3,C5,D9)
[you need a comma instead of a full stop between C5 and D9, and if there
isn't anything that you wish to add to A1+B3+C5+D9 you don't need the sum
function.]
but you could equally well have used =AVERAGE(A1,B3,C5,D9)

But note that any of those formulae will ignore the empty string "" or a
genuinely empty cell, but it won't ignore zero.
--
David Biddulph

"FSt1" wrote in message
...
hi
=sum(A1+B3+C5+D9)/Count(A1,B3,C5.D9)

Regards
FSt1

" wrote:

Hi there,

I was wondering if there a simple way to average approx. 5 different
cells (not a range) in these different cells there are formulas I
don't want to average them if they are "" or 0.

ex. *A1 *= 1 * * B3 = "" * C5=4 * * * D9=4 * * *AVERAGE SHOULD BE *3
AVERAGE(A1,B3,C5,D9;<"") something like this.

IS this possible.

Thanks.
CD- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thank you to all you are soo helpful - thanks a bunch.

CD- Hide quoted text -

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Hi there me again. I tried it but the problem is I can just average
the 4 cells I need to include the 5th one also because I will be
copying formula down and I don't know which cell will be empty .

thanks