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Default Excel 2003, SUM left-most characters

One way:
=SUMPRODUCT(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1:A5,"Completel y
Inadequate",""),"Completely Adequate","")+0)
Adapt the range to suit
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"David Aukerman" wrote:
I have a range of cells with these (and only these) possible values:

"1 Completely Inadequate"
"2"
"3"
"4"
"5 Completely Adequate"

Is there a way for me to SUM the values of these cells, including the 1s and
5s which include extra text? Thanks!