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Sheet protection in Excel - Cell-by-Cell Formula Trace

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Sample Data

A simple price list with items and their prices. Cell B5 calculates the total price using a SUM formula.

CellValue
A1Item
B1Price
A2Apple
B21.00
A3Banana
B30.50
A4Cherry
B42.00
A5Total
B5=SUM(B2:B4)
Formula Trace
=SUM(B2:B4)
Step 1: SUM(B2:B4)
Cell Reference Map
    A       B
1 | Item  | Price  |
2 | Apple | 1.00   |
3 | Banana| 0.50   |
4 | Cherry| 2.00   |
5 | Total | =SUM(B2:B4) --> references B2, B3, B4
The formula in B5 references cells B2, B3, and B4 to calculate the total price.
Result
    A       B
1 | Item  | Price  |
2 | Apple | 1.00   |
3 | Banana| 0.50   |
4 | Cherry| 2.00   |
5 | Total | 3.50   |
The total price 3.50 is shown in cell B5 after the SUM formula calculates the sum of prices.
Sheet Trace Quiz - 3 Questions
Test your understanding
What does the formula in cell B5 calculate?
AThe sum of prices in B2 to B4
BThe average price of items
CThe price of the most expensive item
DThe count of items listed
Key Result
SUM(range) adds all numbers in the specified range of cells.