while (@ARGV){ if ($ARGV[0] =~ /add/) { $rtn = add($ARGV[1], /.../); print "The sum is: $rtn"; } elsif ($ARGV[0] =~ /multiply/) { $rtn = multiply($ARGV[1], /.../); print "The product is: $rtn"; } sub add { $sum = $sum + $ARGV; return $sum; } sub multiply { $product = $product * $ARGV; return $product; } }