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The SUM() Function | Aggregate Functions
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Introduction to SQL

The SUM() FunctionThe SUM() Function

SUM() - This function returns the sum of the values in a specific column. Let's take a look at the example:

Explanation: The SUM() function returns the sum of the population of all countries in Asia from the country table.

Tarea

Write an SQL query that returns the sum of the surfacearea of countries from 'Europe'.

Here's a short example of the country table:

idnamecontinentregionsurfaceareacapitalpopulation
1JapanAsiaEastern Asia377829Tokyo126714000
2LatviaEuropeNULL64589Riga2424200
3MexicoNorth AmericaCentral America1958201Mexico City98881000
.....................
15MaltaEuropeSouthern Europe316Valletta380200

¿Todo estuvo claro?

Sección 5. Capítulo 8
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course content

Contenido del Curso

Introduction to SQL

The SUM() FunctionThe SUM() Function

SUM() - This function returns the sum of the values in a specific column. Let's take a look at the example:

Explanation: The SUM() function returns the sum of the population of all countries in Asia from the country table.

Tarea

Write an SQL query that returns the sum of the surfacearea of countries from 'Europe'.

Here's a short example of the country table:

idnamecontinentregionsurfaceareacapitalpopulation
1JapanAsiaEastern Asia377829Tokyo126714000
2LatviaEuropeNULL64589Riga2424200
3MexicoNorth AmericaCentral America1958201Mexico City98881000
.....................
15MaltaEuropeSouthern Europe316Valletta380200

¿Todo estuvo claro?

Sección 5. Capítulo 8
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