MS Excel SUM Exercise and Practice


BEGINNER LEVEL (1–15)


Task 1: Total Shop Sales

Dataset:

ItemSales
Pen120
Pencil80
Notebook200

Description: Calculate total sales of all items.

Solution Formula:
=SUM(B2:B4)

Steps:

  1. Select cell B6
  2. Type =SUM(B2:B4)
  3. Press Enter

Task 2: Student Total Marks

Dataset:

SubjectMarks
Math75
Science68
English80

Description: Find total marks.

Formula: =SUM(B2:B4)

Steps: Same as Task 1


Task 3: Weekly Income

Dataset:

DayIncome
Mon1000
Tue1200
Wed900
Thu1100

Description: Calculate total weekly income.

Formula: =SUM(B2:B5)


Task 4: Two Number Addition

Dataset:

AB
2535

Description: Add two numbers.

Formula: =SUM(A2,B2)


Task 5: Grocery Bill

Dataset:

ItemPrice
Rice500
Oil150
Sugar200

Description: Find total bill.

Formula: =SUM(B2:B4)


Task 6: Daily Steps

Dataset:

DaySteps
Mon4000
Tue5000
Wed6000

Description: Calculate total steps.

Formula: =SUM(B2:B4)


Task 7: Employee Salary Total

Dataset:

EmployeeSalary
A20000
B25000
C30000

Description: Total salary payout.

Formula: =SUM(B2:B4)


Task 8: Monthly Expenses

Dataset:

MonthExpense
Jan5000
Feb6000
Mar7000

Formula: =SUM(B2:B4)


Task 9: Non-Adjacent Cells

Dataset:

ABC
102030

Description: Add A and C only.

Formula: =SUM(A2,C2)


Task 10: Electricity Units

Dataset:

DayUnits
Mon5
Tue7
Wed6

Formula: =SUM(B2:B4)


Task 11: Water Intake

DayLiters
Mon2
Tue3
Wed2

Formula: =SUM(B2:B4)


Task 12: Mobile Recharge

RechargeAmount
Jio299
Airtel399

Formula: =SUM(B2:B3)


Task 13: Petrol Cost

DayCost
Mon500
Tue600

Formula: =SUM(B2:B3)


Task 14: Book Prices

BookPrice
A150
B200
C250

Formula: =SUM(B2:B4)


Task 15: Fruit Quantity

FruitQty
Apple5
Mango7
Banana10

Formula: =SUM(B2:B4)


INTERMEDIATE LEVEL (16–35)


Task 16: SUMIF (Single Condition)

Dataset:

ProductSales
Pen100
Pencil50
Pen200

Description: Sum only “Pen” sales.

Formula:
=SUMIF(A2:A4,"Pen",B2:B4)

Steps:

  1. Select result cell
  2. Type formula
  3. Press Enter

Task 17: Sum Above 100

Values
50
120
200

Formula: =SUMIF(A2:A4,">100")


Task 18: Sum Below 150

Formula: =SUMIF(A2:A4,"<150")


Task 19: Department Salary

DeptSalary
IT50000
HR30000
IT40000

Formula: =SUMIF(A2:A4,"IT",B2:B4)


Task 20: Multi Column SUM

JanFebMar
100200300

Formula: =SUM(A2:C2)


Task 21: Entire Column

Formula: =SUM(B:B)


Task 22: Entire Row

Formula: =SUM(2:2)


Task 23: Negative Values

Values
-50
100
-20

Formula: =SUM(A2:A4)


Task 24: Named Range

Define range → “Sales”
Formula: =SUM(Sales)


Task 25: Filtered Data

Formula: =SUBTOTAL(9,B2:B10)


Task 26: Multiple Conditions

RegionSales
East100
West200

Formula: =SUMIFS(B2:B3,A2:A3,"East")


Task 27: Date Based SUM

DateSales
01-Jan100
02-Jan200

Formula:
=SUMIFS(B2:B3,A2:A3,">=01-Jan-2025")


Task 28: Text Criteria

Formula: =SUMIF(A2:A4,"Pen*",B2:B4)


Task 29: Multiple Criteria SUM

Formula:
=SUMIFS(C2:C4,A2:A4,"East",B2:B4,"Pen")


Task 30: Visible Cells Only

Formula: =SUBTOTAL(109,A2:A10)


Task 31–35 (Practice with same format)

  • City-based sales SUM
  • Product category SUM
  • Monthly filter SUM
  • Employee department SUM
  • Project budget SUM

EXPERT LEVEL (36–50)


Task 36: SUM with OR Logic

Dataset:
| Product | Sales |
| Pen | 100 |
| Pencil | 200 |
| Eraser | 50 |

Formula:
=SUM(SUMIF(A2:A4,{"Pen","Pencil"},B2:B4))


Task 37: SUM with INDIRECT

Formula: =SUM(INDIRECT("B2:B10"))


Task 38: SUM Across Sheets

Formula: =SUM(Sheet1:Sheet3!B2)


Task 39: Dynamic SUM

Formula:
=SUM(OFFSET(A1,1,0,5,1))


Task 40: FILTER + SUM

Formula:
=SUM(FILTER(B2:B10,A2:A10="Pen"))


Task 41: Top 3 Values

Formula:
=SUM(LARGE(A2:A10,{1,2,3}))


Task 42: Bottom Values

Formula:
=SUM(SMALL(A2:A10,{1,2,3}))


Task 43: Exclude Zeros

Formula:
=SUMIF(A2:A10,"<>0")


Task 44: Pivot Table SUM

Steps:

  1. Insert Pivot Table
  2. Drag field → Values
  3. Set to SUM

Task 45: Array SUM

Formula:
=SUM((A2:A10="Pen")*B2:B10)


Task 46: SUMPRODUCT

Formula:
=SUMPRODUCT((A2:A10="Pen")*B2:B10)


Task 47: Multi-Sheet Dynamic

Formula:
=SUMPRODUCT(SUMIF(INDIRECT("'"&Sheets&"'!A2:A10"),"Pen",INDIRECT("'"&Sheets&"'!B2:B10")))


Task 48: SUM with Conditions + Dates

Formula:
=SUMIFS(B2:B10,A2:A10,">01-Jan-2025")


Task 49: Weighted SUM

Product Qty Price
Pen105

Formula:
=SUMPRODUCT(B2:B4,C2:C4)


Task 50: Complex Dashboard SUM (Complete Version)


📊 Dataset

DateProductRegionSales
01-Jan-2025PenEast100
02-Jan-2025PencilWest200
03-Jan-2025PenEast150
04-Jan-2025PenWest300
05-Jan-2025PencilEast250
06-Jan-2025PenEast200

Question (Dashboard Requirement)

Create a dashboard calculation to:

👉 Total Pen sales
👉 Only for East region
👉 Only for dates after 01-Jan-2025
👉 And ensure it works correctly even when data is filtered


Final Solution Formula

=SUMPRODUCT(
(SUBTOTAL(103,OFFSET(A2:A7,ROW(A2:A7)-ROW(A2),0,1)))*
(B2:B7="Pen")*
(C2:C7="East")*
(A2:A7>DATE(2025,1,1))*
(D2:D7)
)

🧠 Logic Explanation

This formula combines:

  • SUBTOTAL(103,...) → counts only visible rows (ignores filtered rows)
  • SUMPRODUCT → applies multiple conditions
  • Conditions:
    • Product = “Pen”
    • Region = “East”
    • Date > 01-Jan-2025

🪜 Step-by-Step Instructions

🔹 Step 1: Enter Data

  • Paste dataset into Excel (A1:D7)

🔹 Step 2: Apply Filter (Optional for testing)

  1. Select header row
  2. Go to Data → Filter
  3. Try hiding some rows

🔹 Step 3: Enter Formula

  1. Click any empty cell
  2. Paste formula
  3. Press Enter

🔹 Step 4: Verify Result

Matching rows:

  • 03-Jan → 150
  • 06-Jan → 200

👉 Total = 350


🎯 Alternative (Simpler Version without Filter Condition)

If you don’t need filter support:

=SUMIFS(D2:D7,B2:B7,"Pen",C2:C7,"East",A2:A7,">01-Jan-2025")

💡 When to Use Which

ScenarioUse
Simple conditionsSUMIFS
Filtered dataSUBTOTAL
Complex logicSUMPRODUCT


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