Language Basics Perl

Statement using                       Equivalent Perl assignment operator statement 
$a = 1;                               assignment 
$a -= 1;                              $a = $a - 1; 
$a *= 2;                              $a = $a * 2; 
$a /= 2;                              $a = $a / 2; 
$a %= 2;                              $a = $a % 2; 
$a **= 2;                             $a = $a ** 2; 
$a &= 2;                              $a = $a & 2; 
$a |= 2;                              $a = $a | 2; 
$a ^= 2;                              $a = $a ^ 2;