Mathematical operators and references

Cell references can be used in formulas in a similar way to how you would use values, and when combined with your already exemplary reference copying skills, you can quickly scale up your calculations to draw insights from larger datasets.

In the following exercises, you'll perform calculations on and with references to extract greater insight from the demographical and geographical data provided.

This exercise is part of the course

Introduction to Google Sheets

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Exercise instructions

  • In D2, calculate the land area of China in miles squared using a cell reference to the Land Area (km2) column and dividing by 2.59.
  • Copy the formula in D2 to populate Land Area (mi2) in D2:D11.

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