Maths Operations

We can also use variables to do some of the same things we do with numbers and strings.

Let's create a couple of variables and give them numeric values. We can use our puppies example from earlier, and also create one new variable. Give that new variable a value of three.

>>> puppies = 12 * 12

>>> fishes = 3

Now what happens if we add the two variables? Is the answer what you expect?

>>> puppies + fishes

Go ahead and try some other math operations with these two variables. You can subtract, divide, multiply, even compare them.

>>> puppies - fishes

>>> fishes - puppies

>>> fishes * fishes

>>> puppies / fishes