Maintaining the integrity of the data and outputting the end result.
<?php $myint = 10; echo $myint . "<br />"; echo (int) $myint . "<br />"; $myint = 10 / 3; echo (int) $myint . "<br />"; $thenumber = 9.99 * 1.07; echo "$" . $thenumber . "<br />"; echo "$" . sprintf ("%.2f", $thenumber); ?>