
Would I use print "$a dollars" or "{$a} dollars" to print out the amount of dollars in this example?

Hi,
It wouldn?t matter, since the variable is all by itself, but if you were to print something like "{$a},000,000 mln dollars", then you definitely need to use the braces.
Thanks
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