TEXT & DATA CLEANUP · ORIGINAL EXERCISE
Repair the separator
Replace the hyphen in D2 with a space.
This quest practices SUBSTITUTE using a fictional business dataset. Read the sheet below, then enter the interactive quest to write and check your formula.
| Raw name | Code | City | Imported amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aRI stone | ORD-NY-204 | ARI@EXAMPLE.COM | New-York | 1200 |
| bea moon | ORD-LA-105 | BEA@EXAMPLE.COM | Los-Angeles | 850 |
| CAM reed | ORD-NY-306 | CAM@EXAMPLE.COM | New-York | 940 |
| dev fox | ORD-AT-107 | DEV@EXAMPLE.COM | Atlanta | 650 |
Hints to get you started
- SUBSTITUTE replaces matching text.
- The old text is "-".
- The replacement is a single space inside quotes.
Show the worked solution
=SUBSTITUTE(D2,"-"," ")SUBSTITUTE changes specific text without relying on its position.
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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