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too many arguments for the sum function

Anonymous
2011-09-28T14:33:45+00:00

Hi all - I have 200 rows of which I need to SUM every other row in each column. The sum function will not let me sum 100 rows when I click on each cell that needs to be included. I get an error that I have too many arguments. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Anonymous
2011-09-28T15:00:16+00:00

You can use a formula like this to sum every other row:

Odd rows:

=SUMPRODUCT((A1:A100)*(MOD(ROW(A1:A100),2)<>0))

Even rows:

=SUMPRODUCT((A1:A100)*(MOD(ROW(A1:A100),2)=0))

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HansV 462.6K Reputation points
2011-09-28T14:58:00+00:00

Try something like

=SUMPRODUCT(A1:A200*(MOD(ROW(A1:A200),2)=0))

if you want to sum the even-numbered rows, or

=SUMPRODUCT(A1:A200*(MOD(ROW(A1:A200),2)=1))

if you want to sum the odd-numbered rows.

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