The SUM function is not necessary in this instance, simply =A2*B2 will do.
To prevent a negative answer use either:

=MAX(A2*B2,0)

or

=IF(A2*B20,A2*B2,"")

depending on whether or not you want a 0 or a blank display.

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Someone help me I'm a complete novice at Microsoft excel
Let's imagine a betting scenario
a1 is the stake whilst b1 is the price/odds and so c1 =profit/winnings
C1=SUM(A1*B1)
Now a2 = 5 and b2= 4 ... C2=SUM(A2*B2)
I only want to calculate c2 if c1 is a profit i.e. more than 0
If c1 is not more than 0 than I don't want to calculate C2
How do I do this condition? ... I've tried this by going to insert and
then function etc but it doesn't work can you give me a step by step
guide on how to do this


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