This lesson will expose learners to the concept of numbers and numerals.
Specific Objectives
When the learner has gone through this lesson , he/she will be able to:
- Identify real numbers as both rational and irrational numbers
- distinguish between natural , whole and integers
Real Numbers
Real numbers can be defined as the union of both the rational and irrational numbers. They can be both positive or negative and are denoted by the symbol “R”. All the natural numbers, decimals and fractions come under this category. Rational numbers consist of integers, whole numbers and natural numbers.
