Need help in calculation at specific location
 

A B C
1 breakfast $13.50
2 water $1.10
3 food $80.00
4 others $13.90
5 food $4

Is it possible to type an equation whereby it will scan A1:C5 and if
the word "food" is found it will add the number next to it? I can't
seems to use IF(logic_test, true value,false value) for this... pls
help


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=sumif(A:A,"food",B:B)

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A B C
1 breakfast $13.50
2 water $1.10
3 food $80.00
4 others $13.90
5 food $4

Is it possible to type an equation whereby it will scan A1:C5 and if
the word "food" is found it will add the number next to it? I can't
seems to use IF(logic_test, true value,false value) for this... pls
help


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hi,
=sumif(B1:B5,"Food",C1:C5)
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FSt1

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A B C
1 breakfast $13.50
2 water $1.10
3 food $80.00
4 others $13.90
5 food $4

Is it possible to type an equation whereby it will scan A1:C5 and if
the word "food" is found it will add the number next to it? I can't
seems to use IF(logic_test, true value,false value) for this... pls
help


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Thanks guys!!!! It works!!! BTW, how did you guys learn to use these
syntax? I can't seems to find the syntax to use from the Excel
Help...Don't even know where to start..


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Lewis Koh Wrote:

A B C D E
1 breakfast $13.50 food $5
2 water $1.10 Shirt $10
3 food $80.00
4 others $13.90
5 food $4

Is it possible to type an equation whereby it will scan A1:C5 and if
the word "food" is found it will add the number next to it? I can't
seems to use IF(logic_test, true value,false value) for this... pls
help

Hmm...=sumif(B1:B5,"Food",C1:C5) can't work if food appears on another
column. Is there a way to work around this?


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You have to add a separate summation for that column.

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Lewis Koh Wrote:

A B C D E
1 breakfast $13.50 food $5
2 water $1.10 Shirt $10
3 food $80.00
4 others $13.90
5 food $4

Is it possible to type an equation whereby it will scan A1:C5 and if
the word "food" is found it will add the number next to it? I can't
seems to use IF(logic_test, true value,false value) for this... pls
help

Hmm...=sumif(B1:B5,"Food",C1:C5) can't work if food appears on another
column. Is there a way to work around this?


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Lewis Koh Wrote:

A B C
1 Breakfast $13.50
2 water $1.10
3 Lunch $80.00
4 others $13.90
5 Dinner $4



Hmm...now I wanted to catogorized breakfast,lunch and dinner as food. I
tried B6=SUMIF(B1:B5,OR("breakfast","Lunch","Dinner"),C1 :C5). The logic
seems to be allowable but it couldn't add up to the correct amount. It
always shows "0". May I know if I have typed something wrong?


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Try instead, array-entered (i.e. press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER):

=SUM(IF(A1:A5={"Breakfast","Lunch","Dinner"},B1:B5 ))

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"Lewis Koh" wrote
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Lewis Koh Wrote:

A B C
1 Breakfast $13.50
2 water $1.10
3 Lunch $80.00
4 others $13.90
5 Dinner $4



Hmm...now I wanted to catogorized breakfast,lunch and dinner as food. I
tried B6=SUMIF(B1:B5,OR("breakfast","Lunch","Dinner"),C1 :C5). The logic
seems to be allowable but it couldn't add up to the correct amount. It
always shows "0". May I know if I have typed something wrong?


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Try.

=SUMPRODUCT(--(ISNUMBER(MATCH(B1:B5,{"Breakfast","Lunch","Dinner "},0))),C1:C5)

OR

=SUMPRODUCT(--(ISNUMBER(MATCH(B1:B5,E1:E3,0))),C1:C5)

...wherre E1:E3 contains Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Hope this helps!

Lewis Koh Wrote:
Hmm...now I wanted to catogorized breakfast,lunch and dinner as food. I
tried B6=SUMIF(B1:B5,OR("breakfast","Lunch","Dinner"),C1 :C5). The logic
seems to be allowable but it couldn't add up to the correct amount. It
always shows "0". May I know if I have typed something wrong?


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=SUM(SUMIF(B1:B5,{"Breakfast","Lunch","Dinner"},C1 :C5))

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Lewis Koh Wrote:

A B C
1 Breakfast $13.50
2 water $1.10
3 Lunch $80.00
4 others $13.90
5 Dinner $4



Hmm...now I wanted to catogorized breakfast,lunch and dinner as food. I
tried B6=SUMIF(B1:B5,OR("breakfast","Lunch","Dinner"),C1 :C5). The logic
seems to be allowable but it couldn't add up to the correct amount. It
always shows "0". May I know if I have typed something wrong?


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Thanks guys!!! It works!! :)


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