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# **Count numbers with COUNT**

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Step 1 of 3

**COUNT** counts how many cells in a range hold a number. Text, like a note, isn't counted.

Click **Continue** when you're ready.

Already know it? Type the formula straight into B8.

B8fx

|  | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Order | Units |  |  |  | |
| 2 | A-101 | 4 |  |  |  | |
| 3 | A-102 | n/a |  |  |  | |
| 4 | A-103 | 7 |  |  |  | |
| 5 | A-104 | 2 |  |  |  | |
| 6 | A-105 | pending |  |  |  | |
| 7 | A-106 | 5 |  |  |  | |
| 8 |  |  |  |  |  | |
| 9 |  |  |  |  |  | |

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