{

int val1 = 255; // variable declaration

int val2 = 12345; // variable declaration with initialization

int product;

std::cout << "val1: " << val1 << std::endl;

std::cout << "val2: " << val2 << std::endl;

std::cout << "Please input value 1: ";

std::cin >> val1;

std::cout << "Please input value 2: ";

std::cin >> val2;

product = val1 * val2;

// val1 + val2 = sum; // this won't work because assignments always

// have to be on a single variable on the left side

//

std::cout << "The product of val1 * val2 is: " << product << std::endl;