You have two options:
1) Using String.valueOf() method:
int sdRate=5;
text_Rate.setText(String.valueOf(sdRate)); //faster!, recommended! :)
2) adding an empty string:
int sdRate=5;
text_Rate.setText("" + sdRate));
Casting is not an option, will throw a ClassCastException
int sdRate=5;
text_Rate.setText(String.valueOf((String)sdRate)); //EXCEPTION!