GRADE 11
Functions in Excel
The ROUND function:
Name of function What the function does Example
ROUND Rounds numbers to a specified =ROUND(A1,0)
number of decimal places =ROUND(A1,2)
ROUNDUP Rounds a number to the =ROUNDUP(4.2,0)
nearest integer upwards. =5
The LARGE and SMALL function:
Name of function What the function does Example
=LARGE(range,N) Determines the Nth largest =LARGE(A2:A30,2)
number of all the values in the
range.
=SMALL(range,N) Determines the Nth smallest =SMALL(B1:B100,3)
number of all the values in the
range.
Other useful functions:
Name of function What the function does Example
POWER Raises a number to a power. In =POWER(5,2)
the example5 is raised to the
power of 2, in other words
52=5x5=25
=RAND()*10 Returns a random real number
between 0 and 10
Calculate the SUM of certain cells
Name of function What the function does Example
SUMIF Adds the actual value of cells =SUMIF(B2:B6,11,C2:C6)
that contain certain criteria
=SUMIF(range,criteria,sum_range)
RANGE is the range of cells e.g CRITERIA determines which SUM_RANGE are the actual
A2:A12 cells are added and may be cells that are added, if
numbers, text or an expression corresponding cells in range
meet criteria.
The IF function
Name of function What the function does Example
IF Allocates a value to a cell =IF(D2>5,”Bonus”,”No bonus”)
according to the result of the
condition(s) specified.
=IF(condition, Value_if_true, Value_if_false)
CONDITION that is tested. VALUE_IF_TRUE VALUE_IF_FALSE
(answer will always be true or the value that will be placed in the value that will be placed in
false) the cell if the condition IS met the cell if the condition IS NOT
met
Any expression that has a result The value can be a number, cell reference, formula/function or a
of true or false. The operators text value.
are: =, >, >=, <, <= and <>, and A text value is always placed I double inverted commas.
are used with constant values
(text or number), formulas or
cell references.