Try one of these...

Excel 2007 or later:

=AVERAGEIF(C2:C10,"dog",H2:H10)

Any version of Excel:

=SUMIF(C2:C10,"dog",H2:H10)/COUNTIF(C2:C10,"dog")

This one is array entered:

=AVERAGE(IF(C2:C10="dog",H2:H10))

** array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of
CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER). Hold down both the CTRL key and the SHIFT
key then hit ENTER.

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Curtis" .(do not spam) wrote in message
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I need to a formula that will look at column c and if it contains a certain
text say "dog" I want to average the price located in column H

Thanks
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ce