Multiplying values is one of the most frequently performed functions in Excel, so it should be no surprise that there are several ways to do this. You can use whichever method is best suited to what ...

This summer, battle lines were drawn over a simple math problem: 8 ÷ 2(2 + 2) = ? If you divide 8 by 2 first, you get 16, but if you multiply 2 by (2 + 2) first, you get 1. So, which answer is right?