Try this array formula**:

=SUM(IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("B",A1:G44)),--SUBSTITUTE(A1:G44,"B","")))

For the Ls, just replace the "B" in the formula.

** array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of
CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER)

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Anna" wrote in message
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I have the following range A1:G44 and the values in cells:

A2 = 4B
A5 = 8L
B2 = 1L
A10 = 1B
C10 = 0.5L

I need to sum the L's and the B's separately so that in this case there
would be a total of 5Bs and 9.5Ls.

Can this be accomplished and if so, how?