You write a query with a simple mathematical calculation that involves adding a column value multiplied by another column value minus a third column value. You get unexpected results. What should you consider to resolve the issue?

You write a query with a simple mathematical calculation that involves adding a column value multiplied by another column value minus a third column value. You get unexpected results. What should you consider to resolve the issue?


Answer – Precedence

(Precedence sets the default order of processing. Multiplication and division are performed before addition and subtraction. Use parentheses to control precedence. Precedence is also used in data conversion. A character will be implicitly converted to an integer data type if both are involved in the query. This can lead to unexpected results. Try this query: select ‘2’ + 2 + 2.0. The result should be 6.0. Although you started with a character and added an integer and then added a floating-point number, you ended up with a floating point. Is that what you intended? Is this what you expected?)