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# {math}
`{math}` allows the template designer to do math equations in the
template.
## Attributes
| Attribute Name | Required | Description |
|----------------|----------|--------------------------------------------------|
| equation | Yes | The equation to execute |
| format | No | The format of the result (sprintf) |
| var | Yes | Equation variable value |
| assign | No | Template variable the output will be assigned to |
| \[var \...\] | Yes | Equation variable value |
- Any numeric template variables may be used in the equations, and the
result is printed in place of the tag.
- The variables used in the equation are passed as parameters, which
can be template variables or static values.
- +, -, /, \*, abs, ceil, cos, exp, floor, log, log10, max, min, pi,
pow, rand, round, sin, sqrt, srans and tan are all valid operators.
Check the PHP documentation for further information on these
[math](https://www.php.net/eval) functions.
- If you supply the `assign` attribute, the output of the `{math}`
function will be assigned to this template variable instead of being
output to the template.
> **Note**
>
> `{math}` is an expensive function in performance due to its use of the
> php [`eval()`](https://www.php.net/eval) function. Doing the math in PHP
> is much more efficient, so whenever possible do the math calculations
> in the script and [`assign()`](../../programmers/api-functions/api-assign.md) the results to the
> template. Definitely avoid repetitive `{math}` function calls, eg
> within [`{section}`](../language-builtin-functions/language-function-section.md) loops.
## Examples
**Example 1**
```smarty
{* $height=4, $width=5 *}
{math equation="x + y" x=$height y=$width}
```
The above example will output:
```
9
```
**Example 2**
```smarty
{* $row_height = 10, $row_width = 20, #col_div# = 2, assigned in template *}
{math equation="height * width / division"
height=$row_height
width=$row_width
division=#col_div#}
```
The above example will output:
```
100
```
**Example 3**
```smarty
{* you can use parenthesis *}
{math equation="(( x + y ) / z )" x=2 y=10 z=2}
```
The above example will output:
```
6
```
**Example 4**
```smarty
{* you can supply a format parameter in sprintf format *}
{math equation="x + y" x=4.4444 y=5.0000 format="%.2f"}
```
The above example will output:
```
9.44
```