S2JS - Asking, Saying and Manipulating Text : When numbers won't stay numbers

This all sounds wonderful and smart, but have a look at the example below, click the button and see what it says.

Surprising?

See if you can figure out the solution. It's quite subtle, and we'll show you the answer on the next page. But give it a try.

<HTML> <body> <canvas id=myCanvas height=200 width=200 style="background:url('/img/tut/clickme.png');"> </canvas> <script> myCanvas.onclick = function () { var apples= 3; var oranges = 5; alert("You have a total of " + apples + oranges + " pieces of fruit"); } </script> </body> </html>