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Arithmetic Operations | Beginner | COBOL

Basic Arithmetic Verbs

Problem Description

Demonstrate ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY, DIVIDE with all variations.

Expected Output

Results of various arithmetic operations

Hints

Each verb has multiple formats: TO, FROM, BY, INTO, GIVING.

Solution

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. ARITHVERB. DATA DIVISION. WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 01 WS-A PIC 9(3) VALUE 100. 01 WS-B PIC 9(3) VALUE 25. 01 WS-C PIC 9(3) VALUE 10. 01 WS-RES PIC 9(5). 01 WS-REM PIC 9(3). PROCEDURE DIVISION. * ADD variations ADD WS-A TO WS-B. DISPLAY "ADD TO: " WS-B. MOVE 25 TO WS-B. ADD WS-A WS-B GIVING WS-RES. DISPLAY "ADD GIVING: " WS-RES. * SUBTRACT variations SUBTRACT WS-C FROM WS-A. DISPLAY "SUBTRACT FROM:" WS-A. MOVE 100 TO WS-A. SUBTRACT WS-C FROM WS-A GIVING WS-RES. DISPLAY "SUB GIVING: " WS-RES. * MULTIPLY variations MULTIPLY WS-A BY WS-C. DISPLAY "MULTIPLY BY: " WS-C. MOVE 10 TO WS-C. MULTIPLY WS-A BY WS-C GIVING WS-RES. DISPLAY "MUL GIVING: " WS-RES. * DIVIDE variations DIVIDE WS-A BY WS-B GIVING WS-RES. DISPLAY "DIVIDE GIVING:" WS-RES. DIVIDE WS-A BY WS-B GIVING WS-RES REMAINDER WS-REM. DISPLAY "REMAINDER: " WS-REM. STOP RUN.

Explanation:

ADD TO/GIVING, SUBTRACT FROM/GIVING, MULTIPLY BY/GIVING, DIVIDE BY/INTO/GIVING.