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Using Fill Color To Change Percentages

I am trying to figure out how to change the percentage of completed tasks by changing the fill color from white to an alternate color in one cell.

If I have 20 tasks and I use the basic formula to track percentages, I have to manually change the math each time a task is completed.

I would like to change the color of the cell (ie: from white to red) and have the change in color automatically perform the math to change the overall percentage.


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