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# **Count everything except one value**

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In E1, count the tickets in B2:B8 whose status is anything but Closed. "Not equal to" is <>, so the criterion is "<>Closed".

E1fx

|  | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Ticket | Status |  | Not closed |  | |
| 2 | T-101 | Open |  |  |  | |
| 3 | T-102 | Closed |  |  |  | |
| 4 | T-103 | Waiting |  |  |  | |
| 5 | T-104 | Closed |  |  |  | |
| 6 | T-105 | Open |  |  |  | |
| 7 | T-106 | Closed |  |  |  | |
| 8 | T-107 | In progress |  |  |  | |
| 9 |  |  |  |  |  | |

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