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AVERAGE

This function calculates the average of the specified numeric values.

Syntax

AVERAGE(number1, [number2], ...)

Arguments

This function has these arguments:

Argument

Description

number1

[Required] The first number, cell reference, or range for which you want the average.

Number2, ...

[Optional] Additional numbers, cell references or ranges for which you want the average, up to a maximum of 255.

Remarks

This function returns the arithmetic mean of the arguments.

This function differs from AVERAGEA, which accepts text or logical values as well as numeric values.

Examples

AVERAGE(A1,B3,D5,E9,L8,L9)

AVERAGE(R1C1,R3C2)

AVERAGE(A1:A9)

AVERAGE(A1:A9,B1:B9,D5:D8)

AVERAGE(98,72,85) gives the result 85