--- rules.module	2010-04-21 17:14:03.000000000 -0400
+++ rules.module.new	2010-04-21 17:13:22.000000000 -0400
@@ -1030,11 +1030,18 @@ function rules_rule_format_upgrade($rule
  * useful than the rules variables in themselves.
  */
 function rules_token_list($type = 'all') {
+  $tokens = array();
+
   if ($type == 'string' || $type == 'all') {
     $tokens['string']['string']          = t("The string, passed through check_plain");
     $tokens['string']['string-raw']      = t("The string, raw and unfiltered");
-    return $tokens;
   }
+
+  if ($type == 'number' || $type == 'all') {
+    $tokens['number']['number'] = t("The number");
+  }
+
+  return $tokens;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1043,12 +1050,22 @@ function rules_token_list($type = 'all')
  * @see rules_token_list().
  */
 function rules_token_values($type, $object = NULL, $options = array()) {
+  
+  $values = array();
+
   if ($type == 'string') {
     $string = $object;
-    $tokens['string']      = check_plain($string);
-    $tokens['string-raw']  = $string;
-    return $tokens;
+    $values['string']      = check_plain($string);
+    $values['string-raw']  = $string;
   }
+
+  if ($type == 'number') {
+    $number = (float) $object;
+    $values['number'] = $number;
+  }
+
+  return $values;
+
 }
 
 /**