If it is always < and U then you can use

=SUMPRODUCT(--(0&TRIM(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1:A10,"<",""),"U"," "))))

to sum A1:A10 for instance, then just use a custom format like "< "0.00" U"

in the cell with the formula



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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom



"Gerry" wrote in message
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I continually evaluate data that comes in this form:

<"number" "text" ex. - < 0.3 U

I need a way to obtain the total while keeping the less than symbol and
text
in the final result. Please note that the symbol and the text never
changes
for a given data set. The data set tends to be upwards of 100 cells.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.