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Formulas & Functions: Excel Lab

Marksheets, grades, bills, salary and lookups: the classic practical exercises. Pick a lab. Watch how, then do it yourself.

LAB 05Beginner
Student Marksheet Excel lab

Student Marksheet

Make a result sheet: total marks, percentage, and Pass or Fail (pass mark 40%).

SUM, Percentage, IFOpen lab →
LAB 06Beginner
Rank the Students Excel lab

Rank the Students

Give each student a rank: 1 for the highest marks.

RANK, $ absolute referenceOpen lab →
LAB 07Intermediate
Grades with Nested IF Excel lab

Grades with Nested IF

Give a grade for each student: 90+ = A+, 75+ = A, 60+ = B, 40+ = C, below 40 = F.

IF, Nested IFOpen lab →
LAB 08Intermediate
Grades with VLOOKUP Excel lab

Grades with VLOOKUP

Same grades, but read from a grade table with VLOOKUP. Change the table later and every grade updates.

VLOOKUP (approximate match), $ absolute referenceOpen lab →
LAB 09Intermediate
Salesman Bonus (Slab) Excel lab

Salesman Bonus (Slab)

Bonus depends on sales: 30,000+ gets 1,500, 50,000+ gets 3,000, 80,000+ gets 5,000. Find each person's bonus and total pay.

VLOOKUP (approximate match), $ absolute referenceOpen lab →
LAB 10Intermediate
Salary Sheet: DA, HRA, PF Excel lab

Salary Sheet: DA, HRA, PF

DA is 40%, HRA is 20% and PF is 12% of Basic. The rates sit in one table so they can change. Find the net salary.

$ absolute reference, MultiplicationOpen lab →
LAB 11Intermediate
Electricity Bill (Slab Rates) Excel lab

Electricity Bill (Slab Rates)

First 100 units cost 3 each, the next 100 cost 5 each, and every unit above 200 costs 7. Add a fixed charge of 50.

Nested IF, Slab calculationOpen lab →
LAB 12Intermediate
Orders and Sales by Region Excel lab

Orders and Sales by Region

Count the orders and add the sales for each region.

COUNTIF, SUMIF, $ absolute referenceOpen lab →
LAB 13Intermediate
Shop Bill with GST Excel lab

Shop Bill with GST

Make a shop bill: amount for each item, GST at 18%, the item total and the grand total.

Multiplication, $ absolute reference, SUMOpen lab →
LAB 14Advanced
Loan EMI Table Excel lab

Loan EMI Table

For each loan, find the monthly EMI, the total you pay back and the total interest.

PMT, Total interestOpen lab →

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