ADD operator in COBOL example

Syntax
ADD A B GIVING RESULT

If you would like the final result of arithmetic to be stored in a separate resultant variable, you can always write a GIVING clause at the end. Thus, if A=5 and B=10, the sum(addition of A and B), would yield 15. This sum 15 is stored in the RESULT Variable. On omitting the GIVING Clause, the sum is stored in one of the operands being added. GIVING Clause allows you to specify a separate destination(receiving variable) which shall hold the final result of computation.
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