Arithmetic operators in PowerShell - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to add two numbers and store the result in $sum.

PowerShell

$a = 5
$b = 3
$sum = $a [1] $b
Write-Output $sum

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A-

B*

C+

D/

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '-' which subtracts instead of adds.

Using '*' which multiplies instead of adds.

The plus sign (+) adds two numbers together in PowerShell.

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medium

Complete the code to multiply two numbers and display the product.

PowerShell

$x = 7
$y = 4
$product = $x [1] $y
Write-Output $product

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A*

B+

C-

D/

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '+' which adds instead of multiplies.

Using '/' which divides instead of multiplies.

The asterisk (*) multiplies two numbers in PowerShell.

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hard

Fix the error in the code to correctly divide two numbers and show the result.

PowerShell

$num1 = 20
$num2 = 5
$result = $num1 [1] $num2
Write-Output $result

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A+

B/

C-

D*

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '*' which multiplies instead of divides.

Using '+' which adds instead of divides.

The forward slash (/) divides one number by another in PowerShell.

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hard

Fill in the blank to calculate the remainder when 17 is divided by 3.

PowerShell

$a = 17
$b = 3
$remainder = $a [1] $b
Write-Output $remainder

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A%

B+

C-

D*

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '-' which subtracts instead of finding remainder.

Using '*' which multiplies instead of finding remainder.

The percent sign (%) gives the remainder of division in PowerShell.

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hard

Fill both blanks to calculate the expression: (8 + 2) * 5.

PowerShell

$a = 8
$b = 2
$c = 5
$result = ($a [1] $b) [2] $c
Write-Output $result

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A+

B*

C-

D/

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '-' instead of '+' for addition.

Using '/' instead of '*' for multiplication.

First add 8 and 2 using '+', then multiply the sum by 5 using '*'.