Arithmetic Operators
Part of the Fundamentals section of Coddy's JavaScript journey. Lesson 12 of 77.
Operators are used to perform operations on values.
First we will discuss the most basic arithmetic operators, they may be familiar from math classes.
| Operator | Operation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| + | Addition | 3 + 2 = 5 |
| - | Subtraction | 3 - 2 = 1 |
| * | Multiplication | 3 * 2 = 6 |
| / | Division | 4 / 2 = 2 |
Let's see a usage example,
let a = 3
let b = 5
let c = a + b // c holds 8Challenge
BeginnerWrite a code that initializes two variables, a and b, with the values 5.2 and 2.6 (respectively).
After that, initialize another variable c that will hold the result of a / b.
Try it yourself
// Type your code below
// Don't change the line below
console.log(`a = ${a}, b = ${b}, c = ${c}`);This lesson includes a short quiz. Start the lesson to answer it and track your progress.
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