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

ShawnLerner

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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!
 

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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.

 
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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"))
 
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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.
 
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