How To Use A Search Engine Like A Calculator

Next time you're surfing the Web and find yourself in need of a calculator head to a search engine-not to help you find one online, but because the search engine itself can be used like a calculator! Fact: Many if not all of the most popular search engines include an easy to use calculator feature.

If you use a leading search site like Google, Yahoo! Search, Live Search or Ask, for example, you can do addition, subtraction, multiplication and division right in the search entry box. After typing in what you want to calculate, simply hit enter on your keyboard or the search button on the screen to receive your answer at the top of the search results.

Just remember to use an asterisk (*) for multiplication, and a forward slash (/) for division. The Addition and subtraction symbols are the same as those found on the kind of standard calculator lying around your house.

Thanks to the versatility of search engines a handy calculator is never more than a click or two away!