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2.4 SAS program using arithmetic operator

Program :

Output:

The statement that starts with list_price= is called an assignment statement. It is an instruction to
perform the computation on the right-hand side of the equal sign and assign the resulting value to the
variable named on the left. In this example, you are creating a new variable named list_price.

This assignment statement uses basic arithmetic operators:

Operator Description Priority

+ Addition Lowest
- subtraction Lowest
* Multiplication Highest
/ Division Highest
** Exponential Highest
– Navigation Highest

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