diff --git a/SimpleCalculator.py b/SimpleCalculator.py
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+print("""this is  a simple calcultor that accepts equations that are seperated by spaces in between operators and operands:
+	for example: 2 + 3. It does not accept more than one operator """)
+equation = input("").split()
+res = 0
+if '/' in equation:
+	n = equation.index('/')
+	res+=int(equation[n-1])/int(equation[n+1])
+elif '*' in equation:
+	n = equation.index('*')
+	res+=int(equation[n-1])*int(equation[n+1])
+elif '+' in equation:
+	n = equation.index('+')
+	res+=int(equation[n-1])+int(equation[n+1])
+elif '-' in equation:
+	n = equation.index('-')
+	res+=int(equation[n-1])-int(equation[n+1])
+else:
+	print("Please give the sum in a valid format with spaces.")
+print(res)
+
+