If total is greater than

This tutorial shows how to test if a sum of numbers from a range of cells is greater than a specific number and return a value if the test is True or False through the use of an Excel formula, with the IF and SUM functions

EXCEL FORMULA 1. If total is greater than

EXCEL

Hard coded formula
If total is greater than
Cell reference formula
If total is greater than
=IF(SUM(B5:B9)>500,"Include","Exclude")
=IF(SUM(B10:B14)>C5,C6,C7)
GENERIC FORMULA

=IF(SUM(range)>number,value_if_true,value_if_false)

ARGUMENTS
number: A number that you want to test a range against for being greater than the total of the values in that range.
range: A range that contains the numbers to calculate the total and test.
value_if_true: Value to be returned if the sum of the range that is being tested is greater than a specified number.
value_if_false: Value to be returned if the sum of the range that is being tested is less than or equal to a specified number.

GENERIC FORMULA

=IF(SUM(range)>number,value_if_true,value_if_false)

ARGUMENTS
number: A number that you want to test a range against for being greater than the total of the values in that range.
range: A range that contains the numbers to calculate the total and test.
value_if_true: Value to be returned if the sum of the range that is being tested is greater than a specified number.
value_if_false: Value to be returned if the sum of the range that is being tested is less than or equal to a specified number.

EXPLANATION

This formula uses the IF and SUM functions test if a total of the numbers in a range is greater than a specific number and return a value if the test is True or False.
Click on either the Hard Coded or Cell Reference button to view the formula that has the number that you want to test the range against for being greater than the sum of the values in the range and the return values directly entered into the formula or referenced to a specific cell.

In this example the formula initially calculates the total of the numbers in the range B5 to B9 (hard coded example) or B10 to B14 (cell reference example), which add up to 760. Then the formula performs a test to identify if this total is greater than 500 and return a text value of "Include" otherwise it will return a text value of "Exclude".

RELATED TOPICS

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Sum values if greater than How to sum values that are greater than a specific value

RELATED FUNCTIONS

Related Functions Description Related Functions and Description
IF Function The Excel IF function performs a test on specified conditions entered into the formula and returns a specified value if the result is TRUE or another specified value if the result is FALSE
SUM Function The Excel SUM function returns the sum of all numbers in a specified range