An equation takes
numbers and uses math
processes such as addition and subtraction to find the
result.
For example, 1+3 is an equation that adds two
numbers together. The result of that equation is 4.
In a spreadsheet, mathematical equations are called formulas.
You can use equations in a spreadsheet to add up the contents
of cells, subtract the values of cells from other cells,
sort the data in cells, or many other things.
Many equations in spreadsheets use
parentheses ( ) in them. Numbers inside the
parentheses are calculated first, instead of doing the
equation in order from left to right.
You'll use a formula to find the result of an equation
soon.
