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Integer arithmetic

#!/usr/bin/env bash
a=7
b=2
# $((...)) evaluates an integer expression
echo "sum=$((a + b)) product=$((a * b))"
# division truncates toward zero; % is the remainder
echo "quotient=$((a / b)) remainder=$((a % b))"
What you're solving

$((...)) does integer math