Please do NOT shout (type in all caps). Have you tried
=COUNTIF($X$35:$aa$2000,AC15)

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Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"Ken G" wrote in message
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I DO NOT WANT TO ADD UP THE NUMBERS..i WANT TO ADD HOW MANY TIMES IT HAS
SEEN
THAT NUMBER

"Ken G" wrote:

=COUNTIF($X$35:$X$2000,AC15),($Y$35:$Y$2000,AC15), ($Z$35:$Z$2000,AC15),($AA$35:$AA$2000,AC15)

WHAT i AM TRYING TO DO IS...LOOK IN ALL FOUR COLUMNS X,Y,Z,AA
BETWEEN ROW 35 AND 2000, LOOK FOR A DATA # THAT CORRESPONDS WITH
AC15..AND
ADD THEM