Smartsheet Formulas Basics Quiz
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
=SUM() - ANSWER-Which function can you use to add up numerical values?
=IF() - 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) - 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 - ANSWER-What symbols must you use when referencing another
sheet?
"Red" - ANSWER-How do you reference the red ball in a symbol column in a
formula?
The value if true - 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
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, 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()) - 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]# - 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 - ANSWER-Which field type is available in a sheet summary?
=ANCESTORS() - 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
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
=SUM() - ANSWER-Which function can you use to add up numerical values?
=IF() - 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) - 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 - ANSWER-What symbols must you use when referencing another
sheet?
"Red" - ANSWER-How do you reference the red ball in a symbol column in a
formula?
The value if true - 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
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, 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()) - 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]# - 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 - ANSWER-Which field type is available in a sheet summary?
=ANCESTORS() - 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
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