Augmented Assignment Operators

These are shortcuts for updating a variable using arithmetic.

The below table's right and left columns are equivalent

Table

a += b

a -= b

a *= b

a /= b

a %= b

is equivalent to

is equivalent to

is equivalent to

is equivalent to

is equivalent to

a = a + b

a = a - b

a = a * b

a = a / b

a = a % b

Practice

Number

Initialize a variable number with a value of 5.

Then, using augmented assignment operators:

1. Increase it by 4
2. Decrease it by 3
3. Multiply it by 2
4. Divide it by 3

Finally, print the result.

💻 Template code

✅ Solution code

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