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Gilbert Rifkin
Gilbert Rifkin
3,116 Points
Posted by Gilbert Rifkin
Gilbert Rifkin
3,116 Points

Total number of fish

In order to find the total number of fish that passed through the dam in 2001 I entered=SUM(A65:M65). My answer was incorrect. What did I do wrong?

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

The fish begin in column C, column A is the dam and column B is the year.

The dam doesn't affect the sum, but including the year makes the total too high by 2001.