• Numeric operators provide numeric context
• All common operators are provided
• Increment and decrement (++, --)
• Arithmetic (+, *)
• Assignment (+=, *=)
• Bitwise (<<, >>)

        my $i = 17;
        $i = ($i + 3) * 2;  # Parentheses for order of operation
        $i++;               # $i = $i + 1;
        $i *= 3;            # $i = $i * 3;
        print "$i\n";
      

        123