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Week of 2026-W29 SQL Challenge of the Week

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Running Total of Orders

Finance wants a cumulative revenue line: for each order, the sum of that order and every order before it. Show order_id, order_date, total, and running_total (cumulative sum by date, rounded to 2 decimals). Order by order_date, then order_…

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