Excel uses standard "PEMDAS" order of operations for arithmetic

"Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, and Addition and

Parentheses
Exponents - use caret
Multiplication - use asterisk
Division - use slash
Addition
Subtraction
Assume we want (6-3)(4+2) = 18
=6-3*4+2
Assume we want (3/5) squared
=(3/5)^2

"(6-3)"
"^"
"*"
"/"
"+"
"-"

(for example, "six square

ons for arithmetic

ision, and Addition and Subtraction"

or example, "six squared" is "6^2"; "square root of six" is "6^(.5)")

Excel uses standard "PEMDAS" order of operations for arithmetic

"Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, and Addition and
Parentheses
Exponents - use caret
Multiplication - use asterisk
Division - use slash
Addition
Subtraction
Assume we want (6-3)(4+2) = 18
18
Assume we want (3/5) squared
0.36

"(6-3)"
"^"
"*"
"/"
"+"
"-"

(for example, "six square

"square root of six" is "6^

ons for arithmetic

ision, and Addition and Subtraction"

r example, "six squared" is "6^2";

quare root of six" is "6^(.5)")