# Please help... adding numbers issue

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-adding-numbers-issue/297349>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 30, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-adding-numbers-issue/297349 "2009-09-30T17:47:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![cry4dawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71c47a/32.png) [@cry4dawn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cry4dawn)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-adding-numbers-issue/297349/1 "2009-09-30T17:47:25Z")

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I dont get this… why is this being treated as a string???

```auto

var thisUnitPrice:Number = 6.99;
var extraCost:Number = 2.99;
 
var adjPrice:Number;
 
adjPrice=thisUnitPrice+extraCost;
 
trace(adjPrice); //Returns 6.992.99

```