Excel uses standard "PEMDAS" order of operations for arithmetic

"Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, and Addition and Subtraction"

Parentheses "(6-3)"
Exponents - use caret "^" (for example, "six squared" is "6^2"; "squ
Multiplication - use asterisk "*"
Division - use slash "/"
Addition "+"
Subtraction "-"

Assume we want (6-3)(4+2) = 18

=6-3*4+2

Assume we want (3/5) squared

=(3/5)^2
and Subtraction"

ared" is "6^2"; "square root of six" is "6^(.5)")

Excel uses standard "PEMDAS" order of operations for arithmetic
"Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, and Addition and Subtraction"

Parentheses "(6-3)"
Exponents - use caret "^" (for example, "six squared" is "6^2";
Multiplication - use asterisk "*" "square root of six" is "6^(.5)")
Division - use slash "/"
Addition "+"
Subtraction "-"

Assume we want (6-3)(4+2) = 18

18

Assume we want (3/5) squared

0.36
and Subtraction"

ared" is "6^2";
"6^(.5)")