Problem using countif and offset when data is contained on two rows (see example)

[ShawnLerner]

This is a simplified representation of the problem:

How do I write a formula that will count the number of green apples from a dataset like the one below where the odd number rows have fruit type and the even number row right below it has the corresponding fruit colour?


A
1 Apple
2 Green
3 Apple
4 Blue
5 Peach
6 Green
7 Apple
8 Green


In this example the value I want to get is 2. (A1=Apple, A2=Green + A7=Apple, A8=Green)


I think I should be able to do this using Countif and Offset but can't for the life of me figure out how. Any help would be most appreciated!

 

[AliGW]

Try this:

=COUNTIFS(A1:A8,"Apple",A2:A9,"Green")

 

[Aladin Akyurek]

Like this:

=SUMPRODUCT(--($A$1:$A$7="apple"),--($A$2:$A$8="green"))

 

[ShawnLerner]

Thanks but both
=COUNTIFS(A1:A8,"Apple",A2:A9,"Green")
and
=SUMPRODUCT(--($A$1:$A$7="apple"),--($A$2:$A$8="green"))

returned 1 not 2. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Aladin Akyurek]

Thanks but both
=COUNTIFS(A1:A8,"Apple",A2:A9,"Green")
and
=SUMPRODUCT(--($A$1:$A$7="apple"),--($A$2:$A$8="green"))

returned 1 not 2. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

The count should be 2. What happens if we test the following?

=SUMPRODUCT(--(TRIM($A$1:$A$7)="apple"),--(TRIM($A$2:$A$8)="green"))

 

[ShawnLerner]

The count should be 2. What happens if we test the following?

=SUMPRODUCT(--(TRIM($A$1:$A$7)="apple"),--(TRIM($A$2:$A$8)="green"))

That did the trick. Thank you very much!

 

[Aladin Akyurek]

That did the trick. Thank you very much!

You are welcome. This formula shows that you have errand spaces around the entries in your data. You might want to consider cleaning your data and revert back to a formula without TRIM calls.

 

[AliGW]

Thanks but both
=COUNTIFS(A1:A8,"Apple",A2:A9,"Green")
and
=SUMPRODUCT(--($A$1:$A$7="apple"),--($A$2:$A$8="green"))

returned 1 not 2. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

My suggestion returned 2 here using the data you provided.