multiplication compound assignment operator with more than two numbers-CodePudding

I am doing coding exercises right now and came across one task which I don't know how to do, I also could not find any solution on the internet =(

For which assignment does the abbreviation stand: a *= 3 / 2?

А) a = b   3 / 2
B) a = a * 3 / 2
C) a   b - 3 / 2
D) a * b / 3 / 2
E) a = a * (3 / 2)

I know how =* and all alike compound operators work with a single number, but I don't know how it works with a complex expression like 3 / 2. IntelliJ IDEA also runs into an error when trying to run "a *= 3 / 2"

Help me please =)

CodePudding user response：

semantic of operator assignment in any programming language is as following:

lvalue *= rvalue => lvalue = lvalue * (rvalue)

Where rvalue can be any expression, therefore: a *= 3 / 2 => a = a * (3/2) -> answer is E