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Jan Lundeen
Jan Lundeen
5,886 Points
Posted by Jan Lundeen
Jan Lundeen
5,886 Points

On Spreadsheet Basics Final quiz, I used SUM function to answer question 1 of 6. Where did I go wrong?

The question asked for the total number of fish that passed through the dam in 2001. I used the SUM function to sum up all the fish listed on the row for 2001(highlighted all cells in that row --- D65:M65). I got 3,592,960.00. However, the system marked it as wrong. Unless I forgot to include a cell in the row, I"m not sure why it is wrong. Can you help me out?

Thanks,

Jan

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

It does indeed appear that you missed column "C", which is the "Chinook Adult". And there were quite a few of those that year.

I got a different number by including that column which was scored correct by the quiz.

Jan Lundeen
Jan Lundeen
5,886 Points
Jan Lundeen
Jan Lundeen
5,886 Points

Hi Steven,

Okay. Thanks! I kept on staring at it. Looks like I overlooked that. Thanks for pointing that out!

Jan