Arrays store ordered values and can be read by index.

Arrays

arrays.pl
use strict;
use warnings;

my @scores = (82, 91, 76);
my $bonus = ;
my $first_score = $scores[0];
my $adjusted_score = $scores[1] + $bonus;

print "first=$first_score\n";
print "adjusted=$adjusted_score\n";
use strict;
use warnings;

my @scores = (82, 91, 76);
my $bonus = ;
my $first_score = $scores[0];
my $adjusted_score = $scores[1] + $bonus;

print "first=$first_score\n";
print "adjusted=$adjusted_score\n";
use strict;
use warnings;

my @scores = (82, 91, 76);
my $bonus = ;
my $first_score = $scores[0];
my $adjusted_score = $scores[1] + $bonus;

print "first=$first_score\n";
print "adjusted=$adjusted_score\n";
array index Array positions start at zero, so `$scores[0]` reads the first value.