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Excel Formulas to Count the Cells Less than a Given Number!!

In this article, we will see the Formulas to Count the cells Contains Less than a Given Values in Excel Office 365 with its brief explanations and example. Let’s get into this article!! Get an official version of ** MS Excel** from the following link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel

Formulas to count cells contains less than a particular value
Formulas to count cells contain less than a particular value

General Formula:

  • To count the number of cells that have values less than a given number in Excel, use the below formula.

=COUNTIF(range,”<X”)

Explanations for Syntax:

  • COUNTIF – In Excel, COUNTIF Function will help to count the cells that match a single condition or criteria.
  • Operator (<) – This operator symbol will count less than a particular value. If you count the cell which is less than or equal to the given value, use the (<=) symbol.
  • Range – It represents input numbers given in the workbook.
  • *X * – It is a value you want to be count.
  • Comma (,) – It is a separator which helps to separate a list of values.
  • Parenthesis () – The main purpose of this symbol is to group the elements.

Example:

  • In the below screenshot, we entered the input ages in Column A.
  • After that, apply the given formula in the formula bar section.
  • Finally, it will show the result as shown below.

Example
Example

  • Use the above steps, for counting the cells which contain less than a given number in Excel.

Conclusion:

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