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a value of 78. A similar updating is done by Excel when the formula is copied to cell C3;
it becomes =B3+C2 and results in a value of 158.
To see what will happen if we used absolute referencing, let us change our formula in B2
to =$A$2+$B$1 and copy it to cells B3, C2, and C3. We find that cell B2 still shows
the same result, 65. However, the other three cells—B3, C2, and C3—also show 65
as their result. This is not surprising because the formula in B2 contains only absolute
references and these are not changed when the formula is copied. Thus, cells B2, C2,
and C3 all end up with the same formula =$A$2+$B$1.
Next, let us ...