BeginnerMath Functions
Total sales for one region with SUMIF
Add up only the rows matching a text condition.
SUMIF
6 min15 points
SUMIF practice exercises
Adds up only the values that meet one condition. Below are 2 interactive exercises that put it to work on realistic business data — you write the formula, and get told exactly what went wrong when it does not work.
Syntax
SUMIF(range, criteria, [sum_range])
Practise SUMIF
Ordered from most approachable to hardest.
When SUMIF is the right tool
Adds up only the values that meet one condition. It belongs to the math functions family, and it shows up constantly in real work — which is why it is worth being genuinely fluent rather than merely familiar.
Before this one, it helps to be comfortable with SUM. The exercises below assume that ground is covered.
Reading about a function is not the same as being able to write it. The exercises on this page exist because the gap between recognising SUMIF and producing it from memory, correctly, on data you have not seen before, only closes by doing it.
Related functions
Questions about SUMIF
How do I practise SUMIF without Excel installed?
Every exercise on this page runs in your browser. You type the SUMIF formula into a real spreadsheet grid and get told immediately whether it works — no download, no account.
What does SUMIF do?
Adds up only the values that meet one condition. The syntax is SUMIF(range, criteria, [sum_range]). The exercises below put it to work on realistic business data rather than abstract examples.
How long does it take to learn SUMIF?
Most people can write a working SUMIF formula within twenty minutes of practice. Getting it right under pressure — with edge cases, unsorted data and ranges that must survive being filled down — is what the harder exercises here are for.