LOOKUPS & REFERENCES · ORIGINAL EXERCISE
Find a teammate
Find Cam’s hourly rate by searching A2:A7 and returning D2:D7.
This quest practices Applied lookups using a fictional business dataset. Read the sheet below, then enter the interactive quest to write and check your formula.
| Name | Team | Hours | Hourly rate | Target hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ari | Support | 38 | 24 | 40 |
| Bea | Sales | 42 | 30 | 40 |
| Cam | Support | 35 | 26 | 40 |
| Dev | Sales | 40 | 32 | 40 |
| Em | Ops | 28 | 28 | 32 |
| Fox | Ops | 32 | 25 | 32 |
Hints to get you started
- The name is the lookup value.
- The rate is in column D.
- Use XLOOKUP with the name and rate ranges.
Show the worked solution
=XLOOKUP("Cam",A2:A7,D2:D7)The same lookup pattern works for payroll, catalogs, and customer data.
Make the skill stick
After solving the task, explain what each reference does and why the formula answers the business question. Try the workbook download inside the quest to practice in your own spreadsheet app.
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