How do you find the sum in Excel?

• A. Highlight to the last box where you want the sum typed in the column
• B. Type is sum(letter#:letter#)
• C. Use AVERAGE
• D. Use MAX

Answer: (A)

In Excel, adding up numbers is done by summing a defined range and placing the result in a designated cell. The way to do this is to select the cells you want to add and then perform the sum so the total appears in the cell you’ve chosen—the last box in that column where the result will go. This is exactly what the described method does: you highlight the range up to the cell where the sum will be shown, and Excel computes the total there (often via AutoSum or a formula like =SUM(A1:A10)).

The other options don’t fit because they either use the wrong operation or incorrect syntax: a simple sum uses SUM, not a different function like AVERAGE (which computes average) or MAX (which returns the largest value), and the phrasing given isn’t valid Excel syntax for summing.