Hi Edgar

one way
=SUMPRODUCT((LEFT(Sheet1!A2:A5432,2)<"30")*Sheet1 !A2:A5432)

Cheers
JulieD

"Edgar Thoemmes" wrote in message
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Hi

I am using the below formula to count cells in Sheet1!A2:A5432 which do
not
start with 30.

How could I sum these values?

=SUMPRODUCT((LEFT(Sheet1!A2:A5432,2)<"30")*1)

TIA