{"id":226361,"date":"2025-06-05T08:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T08:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=226361"},"modified":"2025-06-05T08:09:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T08:09:15","slug":"based-on-the-values-in-cells-b77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/05\/based-on-the-values-in-cells-b77\/","title":{"rendered":"Based on the values in Cells B77"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Based on the values in Cells B77:B81, which function can automatically return the value in Cell C77? B 76 Sales 77
721 79
912 81
721
QUESTION 8\/15 Based on the values in Cells B77:B81, which function can automatically return the value in Cell C77? B 76 Sales 77
721 79
912 81<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correct Answer:<\/strong>
=INDEX(B77:B81, MATCH(B77, B77:B81, 0))<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Explanation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To automatically return the value in Cell C77<\/strong> based on the values in Cells B77:B81<\/strong>, we first need to understand what the question is asking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s break down the structure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • Cell B77 contains:<\/strong> 721<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Cell B79 contains:<\/strong> 912<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Cell B81 contains:<\/strong> 721<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The range is:<\/strong> B77:B81<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • C77 should return the value from B77 based on a function.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    The question is: How can we use a formula to return the value in Cell B77 using a function that looks at values from B77:B81?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n\n\n\n

    Understanding the Formula<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The function:
    =INDEX(B77:B81, MATCH(B77, B77:B81, 0))<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This uses two key functions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    1. MATCH(lookup_value, lookup_array, match_type)<\/code><\/strong>\n
        \n
      • lookup_value = B77<\/code> \u2192 we are looking for the first occurrence of 721 in the range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • lookup_array = B77:B81<\/code> \u2192 this is the column we\u2019re searching in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • match_type = 0<\/code> \u2192 exact match.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • This returns 1<\/strong> because the first 721 appears in B77, which is the first<\/strong> item in the range.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • INDEX(array, row_num)<\/code><\/strong>\n
          \n
        • array = B77:B81<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • row_num = 1<\/code> (from the MATCH result)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • INDEX will return the first value<\/strong> in the range, which is 721<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          So, the formula effectively returns the same value as B77 using the combination of INDEX and MATCH \u2014 and does so automatically<\/strong> even if the values change later, as long as B77 still appears in B77:B81.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          This is useful in spreadsheets to dynamically<\/strong> find and return values based on matching criteria, especially when dealing with duplicates or needing flexible lookups. It avoids hardcoding cell references and enhances automation in data processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \"\"<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Based on the values in Cells B77:B81, which function can automatically return the value in Cell C77? B 76 Sales 77721 79912 81721QUESTION 8\/15 Based on the values in Cells B77:B81, which function can automatically return the value in Cell C77? B 76 Sales 77721 79912 81 The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Correct Answer:=INDEX(B77:B81, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-226361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226361\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}