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Default How do I count sets of cells in two columns?

On Jul 30, 10:04*pm, David wrote:
1 * 2
a * 4
b * 2
a * 4
c * 3
b * 4

For the above example, I would like a formula that can count how many times
"a" appears in column 1 with "4" in column 2 of the same row. *The output for
this example should be 2


In column C: =A1&B1, copy down. Then in any cell, assuming 5 rows:
=COUNTIF(C1:C5,"=a4") - but there's probably a more elegant way!
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