i have the same question, would you be able to send me the working example
also. Please, many thanks. to

"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote:

On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:01:00 -0700, FC wrote:

A B
1 car 90
2 boat 20
3 airp 22
4 car 10
5 boat 25

I'm needing a formula that will add numbers in B related to the item in A .
Let's say a result for car = 100 ( 90+10) at the bottom on B6.
These are just 5 rows but I have around 150, however if you kindly provide me
with a formula for those 5, I can adjust it. THANKS in advance.


In addition to the SUMIF formula others have recommended, you might consider
using a Pivot Table (see the Data menu).

Using your data, I get this as a result:

Item Sum of Items
airp 22
boat 45
car 100
Grand Total 167

but it can be formatted in a variety of ways.
--ron