Need help with simple syntax issue

Need help with simple syntax issue

This works to display a number in an input box...

  $("#tang1").val(TANGwidth.toFixed(2));

But I need to add text before and after the displayed number but can't figure out the syntax. No examples anywhere I looked. I can't even get it to display text alone.

I need something like this...

  $("#tang1").val("some text" + TANGwidth.toFixed(2) + "more text");

To display this: "The width of the fin tang is 2.25 inches"

Please help.
Thanks,
---Frank