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Basic Arithmetic Operations

There are 4 basic arithmetic operations : Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division. 1) Addition :  Adds Numbers together Addition symbol '+' eg : 1 + 2 = 3, here 1 & 2 are the addends, '+' is the operation symbol, '=' is the equality symbol and 3 is the sum/ total.        16 + 33 = 49 2) Subtraction : Taking a number away from another Subtraction symbol '-' eg: 3 - 2 = 1, here 3 is the minuend, 2 is the subtrahend and 1 is the difference.              100 - 50 = 50 3) Multiplication:  Product of numbers Multiplication symbol '*' in computer and an 'x' in books eg : 3 * 2 = 6, here 3 is the multiplier, 2 is the multiplicand and 6 is the product        15 * 16 = 240 4) Division :  Splitting a number into parts Division symbol '/ ' in computer eg : 10 / 2 = 5, here 10 is the dividend, 2 is the divisor and 5 is the quotient        75 / 5 = 15 NOTE : You cannot divide ...