simple multiplication

[fizzwizz]

I have a variable $var with the value 1.5382
$var was parsed from a text string
if i multiple this number by 2
ie $answer = ($var * 2);
i get 2, php is treating $var as an integer (1).
how can i prevent this and get the correct answer?

[Weedpacket]

Make sure that $var really does start with "1.5382", because this is what I get:

$var="1.5382";
echo $var*2;

3.0764

[mrmufin]

Perhaps I'm old-fashioned, perhaps I'm a 'C-wannabe', but I have a tendency toward typecasting variables, particularly those used in mathematical expressions:

$var = (double)1.5382;
echo $var * 2;

Though it's not necessary, it sure doesn't hurt...