How do I write a formula that does something like this:
ITEM 1	8	
ITEM 2	7	
ITEM 3	C1	
ITEM 4	3	
ITEM 5	C2	
ITEM 6	C7
TOTAL = 18 (NUMERICAL)
“C” TOTAL = 10 ←-- How to get that? What formula, please?
 
      
    How do I write a formula that does something like this:
ITEM 1	8	
ITEM 2	7	
ITEM 3	C1	
ITEM 4	3	
ITEM 5	C2	
ITEM 6	C7
TOTAL = 18 (NUMERICAL)
“C” TOTAL = 10 ←-- How to get that? What formula, please?
Make unambiguously clear what you mean by “prefix text”.
=SUMPRODUCT(IFERROR(VALUE(REGEX(A1:A6;"^( *)(\d+)( *)$";"$2";1));0))
=SUMPRODUCT(IFNA(VALUE(REGEX(A1:A6;"(?<=C)\d+$";;1));0))
or similar.
Needing LibO V 6.2 or higher.