T/F To answer the above question, one can also use the following formula.

=VLOOKUP(A26,A2:C23,2,FALSE)&" "&"won the cup in"&" "&A26&"."

Note: The " " instances represent strings consisting of a single blank space.

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T/F To answer the above question, one can also use the following formula.

=VLOOKUP(A26,A2:C23,2,FALSE)&" "&"won the cup in"&" "&A26&"."

Note: The " " instances represent strings consisting of a single blank space.

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

Context: We are evaluating a True/False statement about using a specific Excel formula to answer a question. The formula shown is =VLOOKUP(A26,A2:C23,2,FALSE)&" "&"won the cup in"&" "&A26&"." and a note that the " " instances represent strings of a single blank space.

Option 1: True
- The core idea is that VLOOKUP can fetch a value from a table and then concatenation with literal text can produce a readable sentence. Specifically, VLOOKUP(A26,A2:C23,2,FALSE) searches for the value in A26 within the first column of the range A2:C23. If found, it returns the corresponding value from the second column of that range. This retrieved value is then concatenated with a space, the phrase "won the cup in", another space, and the original A26 value followed by a period. Functionally, this is a legitimate way to construct a sentence like: [lookup_result] won the cup in [A26].
- Potential caveats: The reliability of this approach depends on A26 actually existing in the first column of A2:A23. If A26 isn’t found, VLOOKUP will yield #N/A, and the final string will be an error. If the data types don’t align (for example, numbers stored as text vs numbers), VLOOKUP might fail to locate a match. If A26 contains leading/trailing spaces or mismatched case (depending on data and locale), matches may fail even if the textual value looks identical. Additionally, VLOOKUP requires the lookup column to be the leftmost column of the table array; here that leftmost column is A, so the lookup is correctly positioned. The use of &" " to insert single spaces is a standard and valid technique in Excel, and the note confirms that those literal strings are single spaces.
- In short, conceptually, the formula can be used to answer a question by composing data retrieved from a table with fixed text into a readable sentence, provided the lookup succeeds and the data are clean. This makes the statement true in a typical scenario.

Option 2: False
- If one argues this is false, a typical critique would be that VLOOKUP can fail to return a value if A26 isn’t found in the leftmost column of the table array, leading to an error rather than a usable string. That would mean the proposed method can’t reliably answer the question in all cases. Additionally, someone might note that the displayed concatenation assumes there is a value in A26 to include in the sentence; if A26 is blank or contains unexpected content, the result may be nonsensical. There could also be concerns about exact matching semantics, data types, or the appropriateness of using VLOOKUP for sentence construction instead of a more explicit mapping.
- While these are valid technical concerns, they do not render the formula inherently invalid; they simply describe conditions under which it would fail or require safeguards (such as error handling with IFERROR or data cleaning). Therefore, a blanket claim that the formula cannot be used to answer the question is overly strict.

Takeaway balance: The formula is a valid approach to constructing an answer string from a lookup combined with fixed text, assuming typical data conditions (a match exists, proper data types, and clean inputs). It is not universally guaranteed to work in every dataset, but that does not invalidate the method as a general technique. The True assessment aligns with this understanding, while the False assessment would emphasize edge cases where the formula could fail or yield errors. The nuanced view is that the statement is true in standard use, with the caveat of potential errors in non-ideal data scenarios.

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T/F To answer the above question, one can also use the following formula. =VLOOKUP(A26,A2:C23,2,FALSE)&" "&"won the cup in"&" "&A26&"." Note: The " " instances represent strings consisting of a single blank space.

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