How can I make a variable always equal to the result of some calculations?

Question

In math, if z = x + y / 2, then z will always change whenever we replace the value of x and y. Can we do that in programming

Answer 1

1. You create a function for that.
2. You call the function with the appropriate arguments when you need the value.

int z(int x, int y)
{
   return (x + y);
}


int x;
int y;

// This does ot work
// int z{x + y};

cin >> x;
cin >> y;
cout << z(x, y);