Chapter 9

Working with math functions

In this chapter, you will:

  • Discover Excel’s extensive collection of math worksheet functions

  • Understand when and how to use Excel’s worksheet functions for rounding numbers

  • Examine Excel’s worksheet functions related to summing values

  • Get to know the powerful and useful MOD() function

  • Learn various ways to generate random numbers

Excel’s mathematical underpinnings are revealed in the long list of math-related functions that come with the program. Functions exist for basic mathematical operations such as absolute values, lowest and greatest common denominators, square roots, and sums. Plenty of high-end operations also are available for things such as matrix multiplication, multinomials, and sums of squares. ...

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