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Divisions of a Cobol Program

   IDENTIFICATION DIVISION
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   ENVIRONMENT DIVISION
     CONFIGURATION SECTION
* 
     INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION

   DATA DIVISION
     FILE SECTION
*
     WORKING-STORAGE SECTION
*
     LINKAGE SECTION
*
     SCREEN SECTION
*

Cobol Arithmetic Operations

ADDITION

Cobol language Operation Comments
ADD B TO A A = A + B -
ADD B C TO A A = A + B + C -
ADD 1 TO A B A = A + 1; B = B + 1 -
ADD B C GIVING A A = B + C -

SUBTRACTION

Cobol language Operation Header text
SUBTRACT B FROM A A = A - B -
SUBTRACT B C FROM A A = A - B - C -
SUBTRACT B C FROM A GIVING D D = A - B - C -

DIVISION

Cobol language Operation Comments
DIVIDE 2 INTO A A = A / 2 -
DIVIDE 2 INTO A GIVING B B = A / 2 -
DIVIDE A BY 2 GIVING B B = A / 2 -
DIVIDE A BY 2 GIVING B REMAINDER C

B = A / 2 REMINDER C

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MULTIPLICATION

Cobol language Operation Header text
MULTIPLY B BY A A = A * B -
MULTIPLY B BY A GIVING C C = A * B -