Need Help with a Formula

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BobH
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Need Help with a Formula

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As happens far too frequently these days, my mind will not stretch to even a clue about how to set up a formula.

Here's the problem. I monitor our electricity consumption. I can download usage since the last billing date. I do so and load it into a spreadsheet (attached below). The days in the billing cycle are defined when I set up the spreadsheet. I've created a named range that contains the actual Kwh consumed each day. I created a formula that calculates as =SUM(July_Usage). This works fine. I'd like to be able to have the average daily consumption calculated without my entering the cell that contains the number of days. IOW, I'd like to be able to determine the last row with data and use the A column value to use as divisor to the total usage.

Can this be done? If so, how?
July Usage.xlsx
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Re: Need Help with a Formula

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You can use

=AVERAGE(Usage_July)

The AVERAGE function only looks at filled cells. It ignores blank cells that have not yet been filled in.
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Re: Need Help with a Formula

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:drop:

Mental blocks come far too often when you near 80.

Thank you, Mr. V. :cheers: :chocciebar: :thankyou:
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