Assignment operators in PowerShell - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to add 5 to the variable $count using an assignment operator.

PowerShell

$count [1] 5

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A*=

B-=

C+=

D/=

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '-' instead of '+' will subtract instead of add.

Using '*' or '/' will multiply or divide instead of adding.

The '+=' operator adds the value on the right to the variable on the left and assigns the result back to the variable.

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medium

Complete the code to multiply the variable $total by 3 using an assignment operator.

PowerShell

$total [1] 3

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A+=

B-=

C/=

D*=

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '+=' will add instead of multiply.

Using '-=' or '/=' will subtract or divide instead of multiply.

The '*=' operator multiplies the variable by the value on the right and assigns the result back to the variable.

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hard

Fix the error in the code to subtract 2 from $score using an assignment operator.

PowerShell

$score [1] 2

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A-=

B+=

C*=

D/=

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '+=' will add instead of subtract.

Using '*=' or '/=' will multiply or divide instead of subtract.

The '-=' operator subtracts the value on the right from the variable and assigns the result back to the variable.

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hard

Fill both blanks to divide $value by 4 and assign the result back to $value.

PowerShell

$value [1] 4
$value [2] 2

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A/=

B*=

C+=

D-=

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '+=' or '-=' instead of '/=' or '*=' will perform wrong operations.

Mixing up the order of operators.

First, '/=' divides $value by 4 and assigns the result. Then '*=' multiplies $value by 2 and assigns the result.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to add 10 to $num, then subtract 3, then multiply by 2 using assignment operators.

PowerShell

$num [1] 10
$num [2] 3
$num [3] 2

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A+=

B-=

C*=

D/=

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using wrong operators for the intended operations.

Mixing up the order of operations.

The '+=' adds 10, '-=' subtracts 3, and '*=' multiplies by 2, all updating $num each time.