Fix TypeError in number increment/decrement services when entity.value is string

[Copilot]

The number.increment and number.decrement services were failing with a TypeError when used with number entities that return their value property as a string instead of a numeric type.

The Problem

Some integrations (like the dreo integration) return the entity value as a string representation rather than a numeric type. This caused the following error:

TypeError: can only concatenate str (not "float") to str

The error occurred in these lines:

• increment.py line 39: value = entity.value + amount
• decrement.py line 39: value = entity.value - amount

The Solution

Convert entity.value to float before performing arithmetic operations:

• increment.py: value = float(entity.value) + amount
• decrement.py: value = float(entity.value) - amount

This ensures type compatibility while maintaining backward compatibility with entities that already return numeric types.

Testing

The fix has been validated with:

• ✅ Ruff linting and formatting
• ✅ Pylint code quality checks
• ✅ Backward compatibility with existing numeric values
• ✅ Support for string representations of numbers
• ✅ Minimal code changes (1 line per file)

Fixes #985.

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