How can the issue of numbers being stored as integers instead of floats in a database be addressed in PHP 7.2?

When numbers are stored as integers instead of floats in a database, it can lead to precision loss when performing calculations. To address this issue in PHP 7.2, you can explicitly cast the integer values to floats before performing any arithmetic operations.

// Example code snippet to address the issue of numbers being stored as integers instead of floats in a database

// Retrieve integer value from the database
$integerValue = 10;

// Cast the integer value to a float
$floatValue = (float) $integerValue;

// Perform arithmetic operations with the float value
$result = $floatValue / 3.0;

// Output the result
echo $result;