Question

enter a formula in cell g5 that calculates the difference between the attendance totals for 2018 and 2017. copy the formula to the range g6:g11

Answer 1

This problem must be solved by using Excel. So, since we have two questions, let's solve this problem in two steps.

FIRST. Calculating the difference between the attendance totals for 2018 and 2017

Let's name x and y two variables, where:

x: the cell that contains the total of 2018

y: the cell that contains the total of 2017

So, we can storage this variables in cells in excel. So, we can storage x in, say, A1 and y in, say, A2. This is indicated in the Figure bellow. You just need to replace x and y for the correct values of the attendance totals

2. Copy the formula to the range g6:g11

By copying this formula to the range G6:G11, we will have that:

G6 = A2 - A3

G7 = A7 - A4

G8 = A4 - A5

G9 = A5 - A6

G10 = A6 - A7

G11 = A7 - A8

Answer 2

The formula that is needed to be entered in cell g5 that calculates the difference between the attendance totals for 2018 and 2017 is:
let x be the cell for attendance in 2018 and y be the attendance in 2017
so the formula is:
=x-y