Smartsheet Formulas Basics Quiz UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
=SUM() - CORRECT ANSWER - Which function can you use to add up numerical
values?
=IF() - CORRECT ANSWER - Tricia has a task sheet where she is tracking both %
Complete and Status. Which function can she use to change the symbol in the Status column
based on the value in the % Complete column?
=SUM([Opportunity Value]@row * [Commission Rate]$1) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Jennifer is building a sheet to calculate commissions for her sales team. They earn a fixed
percentage of each sale they make. She has entered the commission rate in a cell on her sheet.
Which formula can Jennifer copy and paste into each row to correctly calculate her team's
commissions?
{} Braces - CORRECT ANSWER - What symbols must you use when referencing another
sheet?
"Red" - CORRECT ANSWER - How do you reference the red ball in a symbol column in
a formula?
The value if true - CORRECT ANSWER - Reginald is managing requests for his IT team
using a sheet with a form. Employees can request the completion date in the "Date Need By"
column. The team member assigned to the work enters a date in the "Estimated Completion
Date" column. He wrote a formula to show if requests are on track. The formula will display On
Time or the number of days late. The formula displays an error, #UNPARSEABLE. Reginald's
formula: =IF(([Estimated Completion Datejl - [Date Need By]1) = 0, On Time, ([Estimated
Completion Date]1 - [Date Need By]1)) Which section of the formula does Reginald need to
correct?
, =JOIN(ANCESTORS()) - CORRECT ANSWER - Yoko created a report to show
collaborators on her project their assigned tasks. They have told her that many tasks from
different areas of the project plan look the same in the report. To solve the problem, she wants to
add the parent name to the row in the report." Which formula should she use?
[Budget Total]# - CORRECT ANSWER - Olga added a field called "Budget Total" in
their sheet summary. What is the syntax to reference the "Budget Total" field in a formula?
Contact List - CORRECT ANSWER - Which field type is available in a sheet summary?
=ANCESTORS() - CORRECT ANSWER - Guillermo owns a project tracking sheet. His
sheet uses a hierarchy with all tasks being children of a phase. He created a filter to help his team
see only their tasks. They are reporting that it is difficult to understand the phase as there are
tasks with the same name in multiple phases. To help them understand the phase, he has added a
column titled "Phase." What function can he combine with JOIN() to show this information?
Convert it to a column formula - CORRECT ANSWER - Marcos wrote a formula to check
the box in a Complete checkbox column when the %. Complete is 100%. What is the
recommended way to apply his formula to the rest of the column?
=SUMIF(Region:Region, "Western", [Opportunity Value]:[Opportunity Value]) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Kai is building a sheet to track opportunities for his sales team. For each
opportunity, the salesperson enters their Region and the Opportunity Value. Kai wants to know
the total value of all opportunities in the Western region. Which formula should Kai use to add
sales opportunities for the Western region?
[ ] Square brackets - CORRECT ANSWER - What symbols must you place around a
column name in a formula if the name includes a space, special characters, or numbers?
Parent row - CORRECT ANSWER - What level of hierarchy should the CHILDREN()
function be placed on?
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
=SUM() - CORRECT ANSWER - Which function can you use to add up numerical
values?
=IF() - CORRECT ANSWER - Tricia has a task sheet where she is tracking both %
Complete and Status. Which function can she use to change the symbol in the Status column
based on the value in the % Complete column?
=SUM([Opportunity Value]@row * [Commission Rate]$1) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Jennifer is building a sheet to calculate commissions for her sales team. They earn a fixed
percentage of each sale they make. She has entered the commission rate in a cell on her sheet.
Which formula can Jennifer copy and paste into each row to correctly calculate her team's
commissions?
{} Braces - CORRECT ANSWER - What symbols must you use when referencing another
sheet?
"Red" - CORRECT ANSWER - How do you reference the red ball in a symbol column in
a formula?
The value if true - CORRECT ANSWER - Reginald is managing requests for his IT team
using a sheet with a form. Employees can request the completion date in the "Date Need By"
column. The team member assigned to the work enters a date in the "Estimated Completion
Date" column. He wrote a formula to show if requests are on track. The formula will display On
Time or the number of days late. The formula displays an error, #UNPARSEABLE. Reginald's
formula: =IF(([Estimated Completion Datejl - [Date Need By]1) = 0, On Time, ([Estimated
Completion Date]1 - [Date Need By]1)) Which section of the formula does Reginald need to
correct?
, =JOIN(ANCESTORS()) - CORRECT ANSWER - Yoko created a report to show
collaborators on her project their assigned tasks. They have told her that many tasks from
different areas of the project plan look the same in the report. To solve the problem, she wants to
add the parent name to the row in the report." Which formula should she use?
[Budget Total]# - CORRECT ANSWER - Olga added a field called "Budget Total" in
their sheet summary. What is the syntax to reference the "Budget Total" field in a formula?
Contact List - CORRECT ANSWER - Which field type is available in a sheet summary?
=ANCESTORS() - CORRECT ANSWER - Guillermo owns a project tracking sheet. His
sheet uses a hierarchy with all tasks being children of a phase. He created a filter to help his team
see only their tasks. They are reporting that it is difficult to understand the phase as there are
tasks with the same name in multiple phases. To help them understand the phase, he has added a
column titled "Phase." What function can he combine with JOIN() to show this information?
Convert it to a column formula - CORRECT ANSWER - Marcos wrote a formula to check
the box in a Complete checkbox column when the %. Complete is 100%. What is the
recommended way to apply his formula to the rest of the column?
=SUMIF(Region:Region, "Western", [Opportunity Value]:[Opportunity Value]) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Kai is building a sheet to track opportunities for his sales team. For each
opportunity, the salesperson enters their Region and the Opportunity Value. Kai wants to know
the total value of all opportunities in the Western region. Which formula should Kai use to add
sales opportunities for the Western region?
[ ] Square brackets - CORRECT ANSWER - What symbols must you place around a
column name in a formula if the name includes a space, special characters, or numbers?
Parent row - CORRECT ANSWER - What level of hierarchy should the CHILDREN()
function be placed on?
