Adding numbers in multiple cells where individual cells contain both numbers and text

**gamurt** · 01-08-2014, 07:39 PM

I have a column that looks like the following and I need to add the numbers:

27 skids
31 skids
56 skids
13 skids

The unit "skids" is constant. The answer I am looking for is "127" or "127 skids"

Thank you.

**TMS** · 01-08-2014, 07:46 PM

Assuming that data is in cells A2:A5, then use:

Formula:

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Regards, TMS

**gamurt** · 01-08-2014, 08:50 PM

Thanks TM. I pasted that into my spreadsheet and it works. One other question: every now and then that same column will contain cells with text but no numbers. Is there a way to ignore those cells so I don't get an error #value! ?

**Tony Valko** · 01-08-2014, 10:50 PM

Try this...

Data Range

	A	B	C
2	27 skids	-----	127
3	31 skids
4	text
5	56 skids
6	13 skids
7
8
9
10

This array formula** entered in C2:

=SUM(IF(ISNUMBER(-LEFT(A2:A10)),--LEFT(A2:A10,FIND(" ",A2:A10))))

** 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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