With the text to look up entered in D1,
And the specific number to use in C1, try this:

=SUMPRODUCT((A1:A20=C1)*(B1:B20=D1))

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RD
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"ryesworld" wrote in message
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I need a formula or function that will sum the number of occurences a
specific text string is entered into cells in column B. I only want to
count
the occurences when a number that is in column A (on the same row as the
text) is equal to a specific number. Sounds easy but it's very
frustrating.