Google Sheets COUNT function examples for elementary school

📚 Quick Study Guide

🔢 COUNT Function: Counts cells that contain numbers. 🧮 Syntax: =COUNT(value1, [value2], ...) 📊 Example: If cells A1, A2, and A3 contain the numbers 10, 20, and 30, then =COUNT(A1:A3) will return 3. 💡 Important: It ignores cells with text, empty cells, and logical values (TRUE/FALSE). 📝 Use Case: Counting how many students scored above a certain number on a test.

🤔 Practice Quiz

1. What does the COUNT function in Google Sheets do?
   1. Counts all cells in a range.
   2. Counts cells that contain numbers.
   3. Counts cells that contain text.
   4. Counts empty cells.
2. If cells A1, A2, A3 contain 'apple', 15, and TRUE respectively, what will =COUNT(A1:A3) return?
   1. 3
   2. 1
   3. 2
   4. 0
3. Which of the following is the correct syntax for the COUNT function?
   1. =COUNT(range)
   2. =COUNT(value1, value2, value3)
   3. =COUNT(value1:value3)
   4. All of the above
4. If cells B1:B5 contain the values 10, 20, "hello", 30, and 40, what will =COUNT(B1:B5) return?
   1. 5
   2. 4
   3. 3
   4. 2
5. What type of data does the COUNT function ignore?
   1. Numbers
   2. Text
   3. Empty cells
   4. Both text and empty cells
6. You have test scores in cells C1 to C10. How would you count the number of scores in that range?
   1. =COUNT(C1+C10)
   2. =COUNT(C1:C10)
   3. =COUNT("C1:C10")
   4. =COUNT(C1-C10)
7. If cells D1, D2, and D3 contain 5, 10, and an empty cell, what will =COUNT(D1:D3) return?
   1. 3
   2. 2
   3. 1
   4. 0