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    basic formula for an excel beginner

    I am trying to add two ranges of cells, then trying to divide them by a number. I keep getting errors and I am stuck. I am inputting =sum(B4:F4)-sum(M4:Q4)/5

    B4:F4 = 5
    M4:Q4= 4

    5 - 4 = 1

    1/5 = .20

    can someone help?
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    Re: basic formula for an excel beginner

    How about:

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    Re: basic formula for an excel beginner

    Thank you,

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    Re: basic formula for an excel beginner

    Following up on @ConneXionLost's excellent post, notice that there are brackets around the sums before the division. Excel has a priority when calculating so the result for:
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    Re: basic formula for an excel beginner

    I did notice the extra brackets. Thank you for the quick replies.

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