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                | Order of
                Operations When using formulas,
                functions, or equations Excel operators have an
                order of precedence. The following is a list from
                highest to lowest precedence. |  
                | Operator | Description | Example |  
                | :
                (colon) | reference operator | =SUM(D4:F4) |  
                | ,
                (comma) | reference operator | =SUM(D4,D5, F6) |  
                | - | negation | =A1-A4 |  
                | % | percent | 20% |  
                | ^ | exponentiation | 5^2 |  
                | *
                and / | multiplication and
                division | =(A1*A2)/A2 |  
                | +
                and - | addition and subtraction | =A1+A2-A3 |  
                | = 
                < >  <=  >= | comparison (<> means not equal to)
 | =A5>6 =D5=D7
 =A1<=A8
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                | example:   |  |