title: What is the /= operator in Java?
body: <p>The following code sample prints <code>1.5</code>.</p>
  
  <pre><code>float a = 3;
  float b = 2;
  a /= b;
  System.out.println(a);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I don't understand what the <code>/=</code> operator does. What is it supposed to represent?</p>