```
<LIST_R7P1_1>
 <R7P1_1> 
 <ORIG_EXP_PRE_CONV /> 
  <EXP_AFT_CONV >34<EXP_AFT_CONV />
  <GUARANTEE_AMOUNT /> 
  <CREDIT_DER /> 
 </R7P1_1>
</LIST_R7P1_1>

<total><xsl:value-of select="LIST_R7P1_1/R7P1_1/ORIG_EXP_PRE_CONV + LIST_R7P1_1/R7P1_1/EXP_AFT_CONV + LIST_R7P1_1/R7P1_1/GUARANTEE_AMOUNT + LIST_R7P1_1/R7P1_1/CREDIT_DER"/></total>

```

In total i am getting null value because of the empty elements like `<CREDIT_DER />, <ORIG_EXP_PRE_CONV />` etc .

How to handle that so that I can get a Numeric value 

Please suggest