Maybe.........

=IF(A1<0,(A1+(-A1*0.5)),A1*1.5)

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3


"Mike" wrote in message
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This is probably real simple for somebody, I just can't get it.

If I want 50% more of something in cell A1 I would Type:

=SUM(A1)+(A1*50%)
So if A1 is 14 the result would be 21...Perfect.

But if A1 is (14) the result is (21) Not the (7) I wanted.

Can anybody help???