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Misunderstanding cell referencing. The copied formulas are acting like I have put an absolute cell reference when it should just be the Column locked not the row as well.

Hello all, I am trying to understand why my formula is acting like I have an absolute cell reference in cell B32 when I set it to keep only the same column(column B). I wanted to copy this simple formula across columns, but the copied formulas stay column B and row 18. I thought if I put $ in front of the column only the row would change with the formula, but it did not. What am I not understanding about cell references here. For reference, the values in B32, C32, and D32 are what my formulas in cells B34, C34, and D34 should amount to. Any help would be appreciated.

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