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Lesson 6/8

SWITCH: match a value

Exercise 1 of 3

Size code 1 is Small, 2 is Medium and 3 is Large. In C2, turn the code into its size.

About this lesson

SWITCH compares one value with a list and returns the matching result, a neat way to turn codes into names.

In this lesson

  1. Size code 1 is Small, 2 is Medium and 3 is Large. In C2, turn the code into its size.
  2. North gets a 10% discount and South 15%. Every other region gets 0. In B2, work out the discount for the region in A2.
  3. Now work out the discount for East in B4.

Use the arrow keys to move between cells; each cell is read out as you go. Type a formula and press Enter. The sheet is also available as a table below.

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Type in C2 and press Enter to check.