By Ted French, About.com Guide
The mathematical operator keys on the number pad are used to create Excel Formulas.
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Mathematical Operators
Creating formulas in Microsoft Excel is not difficult. Just combine the cell references of your data with the correct mathematical operator.
The mathematical operators used in Excel formulas are similar to the ones used in math class.
- Subtraction - minus sign ( - )
- Addition - plus sign ( + )
- Division - forward slash ( / )
- Multiplication - asterisk ( * )
- Exponentiation - caret ( ^ )
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