## Statements

A Basic syntax formula consists of a sequence of statements. Each statement must be separated from the previous statement by either a new line or a colon. Typically, each statement takes one line, but you can continue a statement onto the next line by using the line continuation character, which is a space followed by an underscore.

For example:

    'Declare a variable x to hold a number
    Dim x As Number
    'Assign the value of 30 to x
    x = 10 + 10 + 10
    'This also assigns the value of 30 to x
    x = 10 + _
        10 + 10
    'Line continuation characters _
     can also be used in comments
    Dim y as String
    'Three statements separated by two colons
    y = "Hello" : x = 30 : formula = True

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