Arithmetic Operators

Name	Symbol	Syntax	Explanation
+	Addition	`var_1 + var_2`	`var_1` and `var_2` are added together
-	Subtraction	`var_1 - var_2`	`var_2` is subtracted from `var_1`
*	Multiplication	`var_1 * var_2`	`var_1` and `var_2` are multiplied together
/	Division	`var_1 / var_2`	The quotient of `var_1` divided by `var_2`; the result is always a float
//	Floor Division	`var_1 // var_2`	The quotient of `var_1` divided by `var_2`; the result is dependent on the values passed
**	Exponent / Power	`var_1 ** var_2`	`var_1` is raised to the power of `var_2`
%	Modulo	`var_1 % var_2`	The remainder when `var_1` is divided by `var_2`

For demonstration purposes, let’s take two numbers: num_one, which will be made equal to 6, and num_two, which will be made equal to 3. Applying the operations above would give the following results:

Addition

Adding 6 and 3 would result in 9.

Expression: 6 + 3

Subtraction

Subtracting 3 from 6 would result in 3.

Expression: 6 - 3

Multiplication

Multiplying 6 and 3 would result in 18.

Expression: 6 * 3

Division

Dividing 6 by 3 using the / operator would result in 2.0 (always a float).

Expression: 6 / 3

Floor division

Dividing 6 by 3 using the // operator would result in 2 (since 6 and 3 are integers).

Expression: 6 // 3

Power

6 to the power of 3 would result in 216.

Expression: 6 ** 3

Modulo

6 divided by 3 would result in a remainder of 0.

Expression: 6 % 3

Code

We can effectively put this into Python code, and you can even change the numbers and experiment with the code yourself! Click the “Run” button to see the output.

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