diff --git a/Language/Structure/Compound Operators/compoundMultiplication.adoc b/Language/Structure/Compound Operators/compoundMultiplication.adoc
index b2ec543ab..cd5f56582 100644
--- a/Language/Structure/Compound Operators/compoundMultiplication.adoc	
+++ b/Language/Structure/Compound Operators/compoundMultiplication.adoc	
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ This is a convenient shorthand to perform multiplication of a variable with anot
 [source,arduino]
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 x = 2;
-x *= 2; // x now contains 4
+x *= 3; // x now contains 6
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