Visual Basic Mathematics

Variables and Math

 Immediate-Command
Window
• Enables
you to type
mathematic
al
calculations
to solve.

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 Variables as Integer or
Single
• Integer • Single
• Represents whole • Represents
numbers between floating-point
-32,768 and value – numerical
32,767. value that has a
• Ex. 240, -128, 2, decimal portion.
etc. • Ex. 12.75,
235.7584

Dim quantity as Dim price as Single

Integer
 Long Integer
• A number that doesn’t fit into the
integer range
• Range of –2,147,483,648 to
2,147,483,647.
Floating-Point Numbers
• Single-Precision • Double-Precision
• Accurate down to • Accurate down to
six decimal places 14 decimal places
• Ex. 34.875637 • Ex.
657.364971122357
638
 More Data Types
• Variant • Currency
• Can contain almost • Floating-Point type
any type of data –
default data type of number
• Leaves VB to figure • Range of –
out how to store the 92233720368547
data. 7.5808 to
• Use up more memory, 92233720368547
slowing down the
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program, ex:
Dim value1
Dim value2 As Variant
 Mixing Data Types
totalValue = quantity * price
• Price is floating-point number,
while quantity is integer.
• Data type will be to the left of the
equals sign. totalValue is a Single
type, so the result of the
multiplication will be a single-
precision floating-point number
 Equals sign (=)
• Doesn’t always mean equals
• Actually means “takes the value
of”
• Example:
• totalNumTapes = totalNumTapes +
quantity
 Arithmetic Operators
Operator Name Use
+ Addition Sum values

- Subtraction Subtract values

* Multiplication Multiply values

/ Division Divide values

\ Integer division Determine the whole number result of division

^ Exponentiation Raise a value to a power

MOD Modulus Determine the remainder of division

 Integer Division (\)
• Using backslash character (\) will
always give you an integer – drops
the decimal point.
• Ex. 12\5 results in 2, rather than 2.4
 Mod operator
• Also performs division, only gives
remainder of the division
• Ex. 4 goes into 14 three times with
a remainder of 2, so the operation
14 Mod 4 yields a result of 2.
• Won’t be used a lot
Exponentiation Operator
(*)
• Used to raise numbers to a power –
multiplies the number times itself
based on the exponent.
• Ex. 10^2 is the same as 10 * 10,
which equals 100.
 Order of Operations
1. Exponentiation (^)
2. Multiplication (*), Division (/), Integer
Division (\) and Modulus (Mod)
3. Addition (+) and Subtraction (-)

• Important for accurate calculations

• Operations of same precedence are
evaluated from left to right.
• Ex. 3 * 5 / 2 = 7.5
 Order of Precedence
• Can be changed by using
parentheses
• Ex. totalValue = totalValue + price *
quantity
• To: totalValue = (totalValue + price) *
quantity

• Any operation enclosed in

parentheses is performed first.
Have a good day!!