diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/readme.txt b/org.springframework.expression/readme.txt
index cc8fcd65fe4..6205f0d0cd3 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/readme.txt
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/readme.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ Syntax
 - See LiteralTests for Date (4,5,6) - should date take an expression rather than be hardcoded in the grammar
   to take 2 strings only?
 - when doing arithmetic, eg. 8.4 / 4  and the user asks for an Integer return type - do we silently coerce or
-  say we cannot as it won't fit into an int? (see EvaluationTests.testMathOperatorDivide04)
+  say we cannot as it won't fit into an int? (see OperatorTests.testMathOperatorDivide04)
 - Is $index within projection/selection useful or just cute?
-  
\ No newline at end of file
+- All reals are represented as Doubles (so 1.25f is held internally as a double, can be converted to float when required though) - is that ok?
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diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OperatorPlus.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OperatorPlus.java
index a5dc2efd9db..2863e7b7c4d 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OperatorPlus.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OperatorPlus.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ public class OperatorPlus extends Operator {
 		super(payload);
 	}
 
-	// TODO OperatorPlus is lacking a bit on implementation...
 	@Override
 	public Object getValue(ExpressionState state) throws EvaluationException {
 		SpelNode leftOp = getLeftOperand();
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/StandardTypeConverter.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/StandardTypeConverter.java
index 74aaa82108b..9bdff71d212 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/StandardTypeConverter.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/StandardTypeConverter.java
@@ -220,11 +220,15 @@ public class StandardTypeConverter implements TypeConverter {
 
 	private static class ToFloatConverter implements StandardIndividualTypeConverter {
 		public Object convert(Object value) throws SpelException {
-			return ((Double) value).floatValue();
+			if (value instanceof Integer) {
+				return ((Integer)value).floatValue();
+			} else {
+				return ((Double) value).floatValue();
+			}
 		}
 
 		public Class<?>[] getFrom() {
-			return new Class<?>[] { Double.class };
+			return new Class<?>[] { Double.class, Integer.class };
 		}
 
 		public Class<?> getTo() {
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/EvaluationTests.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/EvaluationTests.java
index 654b27739c0..d7e1df9c7d3 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/EvaluationTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/EvaluationTests.java
@@ -137,42 +137,6 @@ public class EvaluationTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		evaluate("27 matches '^.*2.*$'", true, Boolean.class); // conversion int>string
 	}
 
-	// mathematical operators
-	public void testMathOperatorAdd01() {
-		evaluate("2 + 4", "6", Integer.class);
-	}
-
-	public void testMathOperatorAdd02() {
-		evaluate("'hello' + ' ' + 'world'", "hello world", String.class);
-	}
-
-	public void testMathOperatorSubtract01() {
-		evaluate("5 - 4", "1", Integer.class);
-	}
-
-	public void testMathOperatorMultiply01() {
-		evaluate("7 * 4", "28", Integer.class);
-	}
-
-	public void testMathOperatorDivide01() {
-		evaluate("8 / 4", "2", Integer.class);
-	}
-
-	public void testMathOperatorDivide02() {
-		evaluate("8.4 / 4", "2.1", Double.class);
-	}
-
-	public void testMathOperatorDivide03() {
-		evaluateAndAskForReturnType("8/4", new Double(2.0), Double.class);
-	}
-
-	// public void testMathOperatorDivide04() {
-	// evaluateAndAskForReturnType("8.4 / 4", "2", Integer.class);
-	// }
-
-	public void testMathOperatorModulus01() {
-		evaluate("7 % 4", "3", Integer.class);
-	}
 
 	// mixing operators
 	public void testMixingOperators01() {
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/LiteralTests.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/LiteralTests.java
index 8ad4a8a763f..08e7b978893 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/LiteralTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/LiteralTests.java
@@ -156,4 +156,10 @@ public class LiteralTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		// int year convertable from number to string
 		parseAndCheckError("date(2008,'yyyy').getTime()>0", SpelMessages.PARSE_PROBLEM);
 	}
+	
+	public void testConversions() {
+		// getting the expression type to be what we want - either:
+		evaluate("(#foo=37;#foo.byteValue())",(byte)37,Byte.class); // calling byteValue() on Integer.class
+		evaluateAndAskForReturnType("(#foo=37;#foo)",(byte)37,Byte.class); // relying on registered type converters
+	}
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/OperatorTests.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/OperatorTests.java
index a9931a5cb51..4d904390ad2 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/OperatorTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/OperatorTests.java
@@ -62,12 +62,66 @@ public class OperatorTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		evaluate("'a' * 5", "aaaaa", String.class);
 	}
 
-	public void testMultiplyIntInt() {
-		evaluate("3 * 5", 15, Integer.class);
-	}
-
 	public void testMultiplyDoubleDoubleGivesDouble() {
 		evaluate("3.0d * 5.0d", 15.0d, Double.class);
 	}
 
+	public void testMathOperatorAdd02() {
+		evaluate("'hello' + ' ' + 'world'", "hello world", String.class);
+	}
+
+	public void testIntegerArithmetic() {
+		evaluate("2 + 4", "6", Integer.class);
+		evaluate("5 - 4", "1", Integer.class);
+		evaluate("3 * 5", 15, Integer.class);
+		evaluate("3 / 1", 3, Integer.class);
+		evaluate("3 % 2", 1, Integer.class);
+	}
+
+	public void testMathOperatorDivide_ConvertToDouble() {
+		evaluateAndAskForReturnType("8/4", new Double(2.0), Double.class);
+	}
+
+	public void testMathOperatorDivide04_ConvertToFloat() {
+		evaluateAndAskForReturnType("8/4", new Float(2.0), Float.class);
+	}
+
+	// public void testMathOperatorDivide04() {
+	// evaluateAndAskForReturnType("8.4 / 4", "2", Integer.class);
+	// }
+
+	public void testDoubles() {
+		evaluate("3.0d + 5.0d", 8.0d, Double.class);
+		evaluate("3.0d - 5.0d", -2.0d, Double.class);
+		evaluate("3.0d * 5.0d", 15.0d, Double.class);
+		evaluate("3.0d / 5.0d", 0.6d, Double.class);
+		evaluate("6.0d % 3.5d", 2.5d, Double.class);
+	}
+
+	public void testFloats() {
+		evaluate("3.0f + 5.0f", 8.0d, Double.class);
+		evaluate("3.0f - 5.0f", -2.0d, Double.class);
+		evaluate("3.0f * 5.0f", 15.0d, Double.class);
+		evaluate("3.0f / 5.0f", 0.6d, Double.class);
+		evaluate("5.0f % 3.1f", 1.9d, Double.class);
+	}
+	
+	public void testMixedOperands_FloatsAndDoubles() {
+		evaluate("3.0d + 5.0f", 8.0d, Double.class);
+		evaluate("3.0D - 5.0f", -2.0d, Double.class);
+		evaluate("3.0f * 5.0d", 15.0d, Double.class);
+		evaluate("3.0f / 5.0D", 0.6d, Double.class);
+		evaluate("5.0D % 3.1f", 1.9d, Double.class);		
+	}
+	
+	public void testMixedOperands_DoublesAndInts() {
+		evaluate("3.0d + 5", 8.0d, Double.class);
+		evaluate("3.0D - 5", -2.0d, Double.class);
+		evaluate("3.0f * 5", 15.0d, Double.class);
+		evaluate("6.0f / 2", 3.0, Double.class);
+		evaluate("6.0f / 4", 1.5d, Double.class);
+		evaluate("5.0D % 3", 2.0d, Double.class);		
+		evaluate("5.5D % 3", 2.5, Double.class);		
+	}
+	
 }