Excel won't split up a value into the formatting "parts" ## and $##.## - you
need to do the whole thing in the formula:
=F28&" min. = "&TEXT(FIXED(D30/60,3)*F28,"$##.##")
HTH


"h." wrote:

my cell is custom formatted to read, "## "min. =" $##.##"
my formula is =FIXED(D30/60,3)*F28
the cell reads min. = $19.49

what i'm missing is the number of minutes, which is displayed in cell F28.
so i just need to reference that cell at the start of my formula. the
question is how?!

thanks for any help.