Operator Example Action
+ $b = $a + 3; Adds values
– $b = $a – 3; Subtracts values
* $b = $a * 3; Multiplies values
/ $b = $a / 3; Divides values
% $b = $a % 3; Returns the modulus, or remainder
Example:
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<TITLE>Using Arithmetic Operators</TITLE>
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<?
$a = 85;
$b = 24;
echo “<P>Original value of $a is $a and $b is $b</P>”;
$c = $a + $b;
echo “<P>Added $a and $b and got $c</P>”;
$c = $a – $b;
echo “<P>Subtracted $b from $a and got $c</P>”;
$c = $a * $b;
echo “<P>Multiplied $a and $b and got $c</P>”;
$c = $a / $b;
echo “<P>Divided $a by $b and got $c</P>”;
$c = $a % $b;
echo “<P>The modulus of $a and $b is $c</P>”;
?>
</BODY>
</HTML>
