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Calculating the total

In this chapter, you will use the shipments data. The Shipments table has several columns such as:

  • MixDesc: the concrete type
  • Quantity: the amount of concrete shipped

In this exercise, your objective is to calculate the total quantity for each type of concrete used.

This exercise is part of the course

Intermediate SQL Server

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Exercise instructions

Write a T-SQL query which will return the sum of the Quantity column as Total for each type of MixDesc.

Hands-on interactive exercise

Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.

-- Write a query that returns an aggregation 
___ MixDesc, ___
FROM Shipments
-- Group by the relevant column
___
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