Which formula to use? countif, sumif, sumproduct

[Guest]

I would like to count the number of records that appear in the same column
for example column "A"
A
hat and coat
coat
hat
hat and coat
gloves

The formula that i am looking for would answer the question, how many
records contain ("hat and coat" and "hat") the answer would be 3 records.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Bob Phillips]

=SUMIF(A:A,"*hat*")

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[Ken Wright]

=COUNTIF(Your_Range,"hat and coat")+COUNTIF(Your_Range,"hat")

or

=SUMPRODUCT((Your_Range="hat and coat")+(Your_Range="hat"))

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Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
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[Bob Phillips]

meant COUNTIF

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RP
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