Arithmetic operators

C++ supports various arithmetic operators on all floating point and integer numbers (including type char).

The binary arithmetic operators

The following table lists the binary arithmetic operators supported by C++.

Operator    Description                
   
   +        Adds its operands
   -        Subtracts the right operand
            from the left operand
   *        Multiplies the operands 
   /        Divides the left operand by
            the right operand
   %        Remainder of dividing the 
            left operand by the right 
            operand - modulus operator