# Arithmetic Operators

> Arithmetic operators are used to perform computations.

> ## Syntax

>         select val1 operator val2 [operator val3 .. operator valN]

> The eXtremeSQL arithmetic operators are the following:

> + | Add operands
> - | Subtract operands
> * | Multiply operands
> / | Divide operands

> ## Examples

>         select 17 / 5 + 3;
>         #1
>         ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>         6

>         Selected records: 1

>         create table t(i integer, d date);
>         insert into t values([3,5],['2017-01-01','2017-02-01']);

>         select i-1, d+(60*60*24) from t;
>         #1      #2
>         ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>         2       01/02/2017 00:00:00
>         4       02/02/2017 00:00:00

>         Selected records: 2