$a1=2; $b1=10; ($a1 > $b1) ? ($int = ($a1/$b1)) : ($int = ($b1/$a1)); print $int; #### $a1=2; $b1=10; $int = ($a1 > $b1) ? ($a1/$b1) : ($b1/$a1); print $int; #### use strict ; use warnings ; # Use Better Variable Names. my $a1 = 2 ; my $b1 = 10 ; my $int = ( $a1 > $b1 ) ? ( $a1 / $b1 ) : ( $b1 / $a1 ) ; print $int; #### my $int = ( defined( $a1 ) and defined( $b1 ) ) ? ( ( $a1 > $b1 ) ? ( $a1 / $b1 ) : ( $b1 / $a1 ) ) : die( '$a1 and $b1 need to be defined' ) ;