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Excel INDEX Practice Question: Return the price of the fourth product in the list and put it in D2.

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The question

Return the price of the fourth product in the list and put it in D2.

The data

ABCD
1ProductPrice4th price
2Pen12?
3Book85
4Bag640
5Marker25
6Folder40

The yellow cell is where your answer goes.

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Answer in D2: 25

How it works

Explanation: Point INDEX at the column you want values from, and tell it which row position to return.
Syntax: =INDEX(B2:B6,4)
The positions in B2:B6 are 12, 85, 640, 25 and 40. The fourth is 25.

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INDEX syntax

=INDEX(array, row_num, [column_num])

Returns the value at a given row/column position within a range. Pulling the Nth item from a list — often paired with MATCH to look up in any direction. Full INDEX guide.

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