diff --git a/reference/bc/functions/bcadd.xml b/reference/bc/functions/bcadd.xml
index 7631555175..4cf3bffb70 100644
--- a/reference/bc/functions/bcadd.xml
+++ b/reference/bc/functions/bcadd.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/bc.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.bcadd">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -21,6 +21,24 @@
      used to set the number of digits after the decimal place in the
      result.
     </para>
+    <para>
+     <example>
+      <title><function>bcadd</function> example</title>
+      <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+
+$a = 1.234;
+$b = 5;
+
+echo bcadd($a, $b);     // 6
+echo bcadd($a, $b, 4);  // 6.2340
+
+?>
+]]>
+      </programlisting>
+     </example>
+    </para>
     <para>
      See also <function>bcsub</function>.
     </para>
diff --git a/reference/bc/functions/bcsub.xml b/reference/bc/functions/bcsub.xml
index 21cdcaefaa..9d4e22c614 100644
--- a/reference/bc/functions/bcsub.xml
+++ b/reference/bc/functions/bcsub.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/bc.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.bcsub">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -23,6 +23,24 @@
      used to set the number of digits after the decimal place in the
      result.
     </para>
+    <para>
+     <example>
+      <title><function>bcsub</function> example</title>
+      <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+
+$a = 1.234;
+$b = 5;
+ 
+echo bcsub($a, $b);     // -3
+echo bcsub($a, $b, 4);  // -3.7660
+
+?>
+]]>
+      </programlisting>
+     </example>
+    </para>
     <para>
      See also <function>bcadd</function>.
     </para>