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title: "What questions: get the number without waiting for a report · Adea"
description: "\"How many\", \"which\" and \"how much\": numbers and lists from your own data, with sources."
url: https://adea.app/questions/what
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# What questions: the number, the list, the answer.

"How many orders did we get in September?" is a what question. It is the simplest to ask and the one that most often ends up as a task for the developer. Adea answers in seconds and shows what the number is built on.

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## Questions like these

How many new customers did we get last month?

318. Of those, 204 via search and 61 from referrals.

Which products are about to run out of stock?

11 items below safety stock. The most urgent is Dog food, adult 12 kg (4 left).

How much did we sell per category in week 39?

Dogs €31,000, Cats €19,000, Small pets €14,500.

## What you get

### Numbers that follow your rules

"Completed", "active" and "paid" mean what your code says, not what someone believes.

### Change filters without asking again

Switch month, category or status with a click. It does not cost a new question.

### Chart or table

Show the answer the way that suits you best, and put it on a dashboard.

## Common questions

### How fast does Adea answer?

Typically in a few seconds. Harder questions take a little longer, and Adea shows what it is working on.

## The other kinds

[How](https://adea.app/questions/how) [Why](https://adea.app/questions/why)

## What do you want to know?

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