diff --git a/Axel/src/de/hs_mannheim/informatik/spreadsheet/Spreadsheet.java b/Axel/src/de/hs_mannheim/informatik/spreadsheet/Spreadsheet.java
index cd6e2f6..53ccd58 100644
--- a/Axel/src/de/hs_mannheim/informatik/spreadsheet/Spreadsheet.java
+++ b/Axel/src/de/hs_mannheim/informatik/spreadsheet/Spreadsheet.java
@@ -140,6 +140,27 @@ public class Spreadsheet {
 		cells[row][col].setValue("" + result);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Method for calculating the amount of cells with values inside a rectangular block of cells, such as from A1 to B3.
+	 * @param startCellName The name of the cell in the upper left corner of the rectangle.
+	 * @param endCellName The name of the cell in the lower right corner of the rectangle.
+	 * @return The counted cells with values calculated.
+	 */
+	private long counterOfCellsWithValue(String startCellName, String endCellName){
+		long counter = 0;
+		for(char col = startCellName.charAt(0); col <= endCellName.charAt(0); col++){
+
+			for(int row = Integer.parseInt(startCellName.substring(1)); row <= Integer.parseInt(endCellName.substring(1)); row++) {
+				String value = get((row - 1), (col - 'A'));
+
+				if(!value.isEmpty()){
+					counter++;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return counter;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Method for calculating the sum of a rectangular block of cells, such as from A1 to B3.
 	 * @param startCellName The name of the cell in the upper left corner of the rectangle.
@@ -199,25 +220,8 @@ public class Spreadsheet {
 	 * @return The arithmetic average calculated.
 	 */
 	private long mit(String startCellName, String endCellName) {
-		long result = 0;
-		int counter = 0;
 
-		for(char col = startCellName.charAt(0); col <= endCellName.charAt(0); col++){
-
-			for(int row = Integer.parseInt(startCellName.substring(1)); row <= Integer.parseInt(endCellName.substring(1)); row++) {
-				String value = get((row - 1), (col - 'A'));
-
-				if(!value.isEmpty()){
-					result += Long.parseLong(value);
-				}else{
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				counter++;
-			}
-		}
-		result /= counter;
-		return result;
+		return sum(startCellName, endCellName)/ counterOfCellsWithValue(startCellName, endCellName);
 	}
 
 	/**