How Excel Calculates? 🤯 BODMAS, Formulas & Operators Explained

How does Excel know what to calculate first? 🤔 In this video, we will learn Excel Basic Formulas & Calculations from the beginning and understand how Excel performs calculations using operators, cell references, and BODMAS. This is part of the Excel for Data Analytics learning journey on Tech Data Academy, where we are learning Excel step by step from zero. 📊 In This Video, You Will Learn: ✅ What is an Excel Formula? ✅ Why does every formula start with =? ✅ Direct Calculation vs Cell Reference ✅ Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & Division ✅ Percentage Calculation ✅ What is BODMAS? ✅ Excel Calculation Priority ✅ Brackets and calculation order ✅ Multiplication & Division — Left to Right ✅ Addition & Subtraction — Left to Right ✅ Real-world Sales & Revenue Calculation ✅ Discount & Final Sales Calculation ✅ How to Copy Formulas ✅ Common Excel Formula Mistakes ✅ Practical Excel Formula Challenge 💼 Real-World Example We will use a simple sales dataset to calculate: Revenue = Quantity × Price Discount = Revenue × Discount % Final Sales = Revenue − Discount This helps you understand how basic Excel formulas can be used for real-world business and Data Analytics calculations. 🚀 Excel for Data Analytics Journey We are building our Excel skills step by step: Excel Interface → Shortcuts → Cell References → Formulas → Functions → Data Cleaning → Lookup Functions → Pivot Tables → Dashboards → Real-World Projects 📌 Next Lesson: Excel Functions — SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MIN & MAX If you're a beginner learning Excel from zero and want to build skills for Data Analytics, subscribe to Tech Data Academy and follow the complete learning journey. Learn. Analyze. Build. Grow. #Excel #ExcelFormulas #ExcelForBeginners #ExcelTutorial #BODMAS #dataanalyticstraining #DataAnalyst #TechDataAcademy