Looking at the image, you’ve uploaded a screenshot of an Excel spreadsheet that tracks leads from different blog posts across two months: November and December. The goal appears to be calculating the
Total Leads for each blog post by summing the November and December leads.
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✔ Problem Solved:
The formula shown in cell
D2 is:
```
=SUM(B2, C2)
```
This formula correctly adds the value in
B2 (November Leads) and
C2 (December Leads) to compute the total for
Blog Post 1, which equals
25 (10 + 15).
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📊 What’s Happening in the Spreadsheet?
| Row | Source of Leads | November Leads (B) | December Leads (C) | Total Leads (D) |
|-----|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
| 2 | Blog Post 1 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| 3 | Blog Post 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 4 | Blog Post 3 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Blog Post 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | Blog Post 5 | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| 7 | Blog Post 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Blog Post 7 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | Blog Post 8 | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| 10 | Blog Post 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 11 | Blog Post 10 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
✔ All values in column D match the sum of their respective B and C columns — so the formula is working correctly.
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🔍 How to Apply This Formula to All Rows
If you want to
apply this formula to all rows (D3 through D11) without typing it manually each time:
1. Click on cell
D2 (where the formula `=SUM(B2,C2)` is).
2. Look for the small square at the bottom-right corner of the cell — this is called the
fill handle.
3. Click and drag the fill handle down to
D11.
4. Excel will automatically adjust the formula for each row:
- D3 → `=SUM(B3,C3)`
- D4 → `=SUM(B4,C4)`
- ...
- D11 → `=SUM(B11,C11)`
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💡 Pro Tip: Shorter Formula
You could also write:
```
=B2+C2
```
instead of `=SUM(B2,C2)` — both give the same result. `SUM` is more useful when adding many cells or ranges (e.g., `=SUM(B2:B11)`), but for just two cells, either works.
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🧮 Final Answer:
The spreadsheet is already correctly calculated. Each “Total Leads” value in column D is the sum of the corresponding November and December leads. The formula `=SUM(B2,C2)` in D2 is correct and can be dragged down to fill the rest of the column.
✔ No errors found — solution is complete and accurate.
Let me know if you’d like to calculate totals for all blog posts combined, averages, or visualize this data!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of excel worksheet formulas.
