#!/usr/bin/env perl use utf8; use strict; use warnings; MAIN: { my $FICA_RATE = 0.0765; my $PAY_RATE = 20.; my $annual_salary; $annual_salary = $PAY_RATE * 2080.0; # Single quote strings will not interpolate variables like ${annual_salary} # Must use double quote strings if you want variable interpolation. print "FICA Tax Rate: ${FICA_RATE}\n"; print "Annual Salary: ${annual_salary}\n"; print "FICA Tax: @{[$FICA_RATE * $annual_salary]}\n"; }