EXCEL SOLUTIONS

Add up a column and find the average

Total a column of quantities, then find the average order size.

BeginnerGeneral officeAbout 4 minutes

Sample data

RowABCDE
1ItemQtyUnit priceRegionDate
2Pen101.5North2025-01-15
3Notebook512South2025-02-03
4Pen201.5South2025-02-28
5Stapler240North2025-03-10
6Folder153.25East2025-03-22
7Notebook812East2025-04-05
8Pen121.5North2025-04-18
9Marker302South2025-05-02
Office supplies sales (fictional) Row 1 holds the headings. All data is fictional. Dates are year-month-day.

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Steps

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  1. Click an empty cell below your data, or any empty cell you like.

  2. Type the total. SUM adds every number in the range B2:B9.

    Result102

  3. Now the average order size.

    Result12.75

  4. Find the biggest and smallest order.

    Result30

  5. And the smallest.

    Result2

  6. Count how many orders there are.

    Result8

What to remember

Five functions cover most of what people need in a first spreadsheet: SUM, AVERAGE, MAX, MIN and COUNT.

Formulas used

SUMAVERAGEMAXMINCOUNT

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