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PHP
Beginner

Arithmetic Operators

Learn about Arithmetic Operators in PHP.

PHP is a powerful server-side language. In this lesson, we will cover Arithmetic Operators.

Real code examples

<?php
$x = 10;  
$y = 6;

echo $x + $y . "\n"; // Addition: 16
echo $x - $y . "\n"; // Subtraction: 4
echo $x * $y . "\n"; // Multiplication: 60
echo $x / $y . "\n"; // Division: 1.666...
echo $x % $y . "\n"; // Modulus: 4
echo $x ** $y . "\n"; // Exponentiation: 1000000
?>

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