C/C++ Arena

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Shorthand operators

Updating a variable with itself is so common that C has shortcuts:

Shorthand Means
x += 5; x = x + 5;
x -= 5; x = x - 5;
x *= 2; x = x * 2;
x++; x = x + 1;
x--; x = x - 1;

Your turn: fill in the shorthand operators so the program prints Streak: 12.

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