---
name: "a * b"
type: command
operator: "*"
status: ok
groups: ["Math"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/a_*_b
revid: 322990
updated: 2022-06-28T21:42:57Z
---

# a * b

*Command · Math · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Operation Flashpoint v1.00*

## Description

Returns the value of *a* multiplied by *b*.

## Syntax

```sqf
a * b
```

**Parameters:**

- `a`: [Number](../topics/Number.md)
- `b`: [Number](../topics/Number.md)

**Returns:** [Number](../topics/Number.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
_percentage = 0.5 * 100;
```

## See also

[Operators](../topics/Operators.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — a * b](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/a_*_b) (revision 322990).</sub>