yogi_Count Number of Instances When Column A is equal to A or Column A is equal to B; and Column B is equal to Red

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Yogi Anand, D.Eng, P.E.      ANAND Enterprises LLC -- Rochester Hills MI     www.energyefficientbuild.com.    Apr 8, 2013
user Anthony Kirk :(http://productforums.google.com/forum/?zx=fpc1sri6bhir#!category-topic/docs/spreadsheets/dXRGRGdHqp0)
Check if cell has any of a set of values
I am trying to find how many rows fulfill multiple criteria.  One of the criteria should check if a cell values contains one of a range of values.

COL1  COL2  

A        Red

B        Red

C        Blue

D        Blue

I found out how to do a count with multiple criteria, but I can't figure out how to make one of the criteria match a range of values.

I want to find out how many rows have col1 equal A or B, and col2 is Red.

Thanks

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following is a solution to the problem