There is one more function that has to be implemented - function for summing values. For example, we may want to calculate the total revenue for a certain item.

To sum values in column use `SUM` function followed by column which values you want to sum. For our abstract example,

SELECT SUM(revenue)
FROM sells
WHERE item = 'Sofa'

> Please note, that `SUM` function works only with numeric columns.

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SUMming values

SUMming values

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