diff --git a/format-master.xml b/format-master.xml
index 9c62d53..508ebf9 100755
--- a/format-master.xml
+++ b/format-master.xml
@@ -2641,7 +2641,7 @@
 	<template name="multi-column" match="multi-column">
 		<latex>
 			<xsl:variable name="total-width">
-				<xsl:number value="1" />
+				<xsl:value-of select="1" />
 				<xsl:if test="@width"><xsl:value-of select="@width" /></xsl:if>
 			</xsl:variable>
 			<xsl:choose>
@@ -2665,7 +2665,7 @@
 			</xsl:if>
 			<xsl:apply-templates>
 				<xsl:with-param name="default-width">
-					<xsl:number value="format-number($total-width div count(column),'0.00')" />
+					<xsl:value-of select="format-number($total-width div count(column),'0.00')" />
 				</xsl:with-param>
 			</xsl:apply-templates>
 			<xsl:if test="@align">
@@ -2689,7 +2689,7 @@
 		</latex>
 		<html>
 			<xsl:variable name="total-width">
-				<xsl:number value="100" />
+				<xsl:value-of select="100" />
 				<xsl:if test="@width"><xsl:value-of select="@width * 100" /></xsl:if>
 			</xsl:variable>
 			<xsl:if test="@vspace"><BR /></xsl:if>
@@ -2702,7 +2702,7 @@
 				<TR>
 					<xsl:apply-templates>
 						<xsl:with-param name="default-width">
-							<xsl:number value="round($total-width div count(column))" />
+							<xsl:value-of select="round($total-width div count(column))" />
 						</xsl:with-param>
 					</xsl:apply-templates>
 				</TR>
