Just to add to Max's solution...

You may want to write the formula like:

=SUMPRODUCT(--(N3:N46="Bob"),--(LEFT(J3:J46,len("feline"))="Feline"))

It may help you notice the things you have to adjust if you change the formula.

Max wrote:

Since "Feline" = 6 characters (not 4)
Try: =SUMPRODUCT(--(N3:N46="Bob"),--(LEFT(J3:J46,6)="Feline"))
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"WildWill" wrote:
I have this formula as a basis:
SUMPRODUCT(--(N3:N46="Bob"),--(J3:J46="Apple")) I need to modify the above
formula so that it will sum all instances where N3:N46 = "Bob" and where
J3:J46 contains text that starts (from the left) with the 4 characters
"Feline"

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