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Default True number as the result to an If-Then function

=IF((P5+I5)38,100,0), format the cell as $

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Niek Otten
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"kingham" wrote in message ...
|I know there must be a way to have the results of an If-Then formula be
| functioning rather than text.
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| The following statement gets the $100 or $0 results that I want
| =IF((P5+I5)38,"$100","$0")
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| However, the $100 or $0 is not a functioning number that can be added,
| subtracted or multiplied. Excel is handling it as text.
|
| Thank you very much for your help!