There are numerous ways to get an answer out of the answer column as plain text.
Option double click an answer to have it inserted into the text editor.
Option drag an answer into the text editor.
Control or right click on an answer and choose "Copy Result".
Choose "Copy Result" from the "Edit" menu.
Choose "Jump Answers" from the "View" menu.
This will take all answers out of the answer column and put them into the text editor. Press any key to jump them back.
If you simply double click an answer, or drag it onto a line, it will insert a token. Tokens are really useful for setting up multi-line calcuations.