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Asked: 2026-05-23T18:25:03+00:00

I have a MySQL query which counts hours we have worked from the top

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I have a MySQL query which counts hours we have worked from the top five of our clients. This works fine, and I am plotting the data on a graph. What I am trying to achieve is a calculation within the query that returns a sixth result set which is the sum of all the hours which are not in the top five. i.e. An ‘Other’ result, so that the sum of all 6 results would equal the total of sum of projects.hours.

My query:

SELECT
  SUM(projects.hours) AS total_hours
FROM projects
GROUP BY projects.companyID
ORDER BY total_hours DESC
LIMIT 5
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  1. Editorial Team
    SELECT
SUM(projects.hours) AS total_hours,
(SELECT SUM(projects.hours) FROM projects) AS all_hours
FROM 
projects
GROUP BY 
projects.companyID
ORDER BY total_hours DESC
LIMIT 5

    Subtract total_hours from all_hours in your application.

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