What does this {total += number} mean, Why The + ?

Question

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
int num = 1;
int number;
int total = 0;

while (num <= 5) {
cin >> number;
total += number;
num++;
}
cout << total << endl;

return 0;
}

please help

Answer 1

This is the same like total = total+ number;
but shorter syntax

Answer 2

total=total+ number // sum of five numbers (num<=5)

Answer 3

Thanks alot

Answer 4

HI!!!!
HOW ITS WORK?
TOTAL+=NUMBER

Answer 5

input is 5 numbers output is sum of the numbers

Answer 6

total += number;
Is a shortcut for:
total = total + number;

It's doing essentially the same thing which is adding the variable "number" to the variable "total".

Answer 7

output will goes to total objecr