Paste Special:  Can it be done in Numbers?

As in Excel I want to select a range of cells containing numbers, choose copy and then paste special to another range of cells containing numbers. In Excel the paste special adds the first range directly to the contents of the second range. So if A1 contained 10 and C5 contained 11 and I did a"paste special" of A1 to C5, the result would be A1 still equals 10 but C5 contains 21.
I am not trying to do this for a single cell but for a range of cells to another range of cells. I wanted to make the example simple.

jp,
You explained the situation very clearly and the answer is, unfortunately, that this feature is not available in Numbers. May I suggest that you communicate your need through Main Menu > Numbers > Provide Numbers Feedback?
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