How do you add a number to a macro variable?

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How do you add a number to a macro variable?..

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Use %eval to do simple calculation for macro variables.
e.g.,
data _null_;
%let a = 1;
%let b = %eval(&a+1);
%put a=&a b=&b;
run;

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How do you add a number to a macro variable?..

%let=1;

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