Which of the following COUNTIF statements would count cells in G2:G100 that contain numbers less than 500?

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Which of the following COUNTIF statements would count cells in G2:G100 that contain numbers less than 500?

The concept here is using a numeric condition in COUNTIF to filter which cells count. COUNTIF counts cells in a range that meet a given criterion, and the criterion "<500" specifies numbers strictly less than 500. This matches the request to count only values below 500, excluding 500 itself and any numbers greater than 500. The other options would include 500 (<=500), test for equality to 500, or count numbers greater than 500, none of which align with “less than 500.” In practice, numeric entries like 450 or 0 would be counted, 500 would not, and non-numeric entries are ignored by this numeric comparison.

The concept here is using a numeric condition in COUNTIF to filter which cells count. COUNTIF counts cells in a range that meet a given criterion, and the criterion "<500" specifies numbers strictly less than 500. This matches the request to count only values below 500, excluding 500 itself and any numbers greater than 500. The other options would include 500 (<=500), test for equality to 500, or count numbers greater than 500, none of which align with “less than 500.” In practice, numeric entries like 450 or 0 would be counted, 500 would not, and non-numeric entries are ignored by this numeric comparison.

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