Operator problem

Question

can anyone can explain why the math operator can't appear

like this code:
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main ()
{
int a;
int b;
int c;
int math;

cout << "enter the first number" << endl;
cin >> a;
cout << "enter the second number" << endl;
cin >> b;
cout << "enter the third number" << endl;
cin >> c;
cout << "enter the operator" << endl;
cin >> math;

cout << a << "x " << math << b << " = " << c << endl;

return 0;

}
if you enter the operator like '+' the output is 0 not '+ ' why?please help me.

Answer 1

math is an int variable, not a char so it is displayed as a number instead of a character