| ARITHMETIC(6) | Games Manual | ARITHMETIC(6) |
arithmetic — quiz
on simple arithmetic
arithmetic |
[-o +-x/]
[-r range] |
arithmetic asks you to solve problems in
simple arithmetic. Each question must be answered correctly before going on
to the next. After every 20 problems, it prints the score so far and the
time taken. You can quit at any time by typing the interrupt or end-of-file
character.
The options are as follows:
-oarithmetic asks questions on addition
of numbers from 0 to 10, and corresponding subtraction. By supplying one
or more of the characters +-x/, you can ask for
problems in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division,
respectively. If you give one of these characters more than once, that
kind of problem will be asked correspondingly more often.-rarithmetic selects the numbers in its problems in
the following way. For addition and multiplication, the numbers to be
added or multiplied are between 0 and range,
inclusive. For subtraction and division, both the required result and the
number to divide by or subtract will be between 0 and
range. (Of course,
arithmetic will not ask you to divide by 0.) The
defaultWhen you get a problem wrong, arithmetic
will remember the numbers involved, and will tend to select those numbers
more often than others, in problems of the same sort. Eventually it will
forgive and forget.
arithmetic cannot be persuaded to tell you
the right answer. You must work it out for yourself.
“What?” if you get a question wrong.
“Right!” if you get it right. “Please type a
number.” if arithmetic doesn't understand
what you typed.
| May 31, 1993 | Debian |