How to Count the Number of Times an Item Appears in Excel

What is the correct formula to count the number of times "Onions" appears in the worksheet?

a. =COUNTIFS("=Onions","B2:B10")

b. =COUNTIFS(B2:B10,"Onions")

c. =COUNTIFS("B2:B10","Onions")

The correct answer is b. =COUNTIFS(B2:B10,"Onions")

To count the number of times a specific item appears in Excel, you can use the COUNTIFS function. This function allows you to specify multiple criteria for counting cells in a range.

The correct syntax for the COUNTIFS function is: =COUNTIFS(criteria_range1, criteria1, [criteria_range2, criteria2], ...)

In the formula =COUNTIFS(B2:B10,"Onions"), the criteria_range is the range of cells where you want to search for the item "Onions" (in this case, cells B2 to B10).

By using this formula, Excel will count the number of times the item "Onions" appears in the specified range (B2 to B10).

It's important to note that the criteria should be entered without quotes in the COUNTIFS function, as shown in the correct formula above.