BUSINESS MATHEMATICS – BEC 1143

P.D.Wimalasiri
[B.Sc. in Maths (Ruhuna), M.Sc.in Computer Science (Col.)]
Lecturer in Computer science
Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
 Types of Numbers
Those ten simple symbols, digits, or numbers that we all
learn early in life that influence our lives in far more ways
than we could ever imagine.

Have you ever wondered what our lives would be like

without these 10 elegant digits and the infinite array of
other numbers that they can create?
Birthdays, ages, height, weight, dimensions, addresses,
telephone numbers, license plate numbers, credit card
numbers, PIN numbers, bank account numbers, radio/TV
station numbers, time, dates, years, directions, wake up times,
sports scores, prices, accounting,……
Integers
Any of the positive and negative whole numbers,
..., -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3, ...

The positive integers, 1, 2, 3..., are called the natural

numbers or counting numbers.

The set of all integers is usually denoted by Z.

Rational Numbers
any number that is either an integer "a" or is
expressible as the ratio of two integers, a/b where b
is non zero.

If the denominator happens to be unity, b = 1, the

ratio is an integer.

If "b" is other than 1, a/b is a fraction.

Irrational Numbers

any number that cannot be expressed by an integer or

the ratio of two integers.
Irrational numbers are expressible only as decimal
fractions where the digits continue forever with no
repeating pattern.

Some examples of irrational numbers are

2 , 3 , 5 ,  and e
  3.14159.........
e  2.7182818........
Real Numbers
The set of real numbers including all the rational and
irrational numbers.
Prime Numbers
Whole numbers which cannot be exactly divide by any
other whole number except number 1 and itself.

2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, …………….

DECIMAL NUMBERS
The term applies primarily to numbers that have
fractional parts so indicated by a decimal point.

A number less than 1 is called a decimal fraction,

e.g., .673.

A mixed decimal is one consisting of an integer and a

decimal fraction, e.g., 37.937.
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…….DECIMAL NUMBERS
Rational numbers can be expressed in the form of a fraction,
1/2, or as a decimal, .50, 1/8, or as a decimal, .125.
a fraction expressed in decimal form will either terminate
without a remainder such as 3/8 = 0.375, 7/8 = 0.875,
or
repeat the same digit endlessly such as 1/3 = .3333333.....
or 2/3 = .6666666....., repeat a series of different digits
repeatedly such as 1/27 = .037037037... or
1/7 = .142857142857....,
or repeat a series of digits after some non repeating digits such
as 1/12 = .0833333.....
1/9 = .111111111....., 5/9= .55555…….
1/11= .09090909…… 4/11= .3636363636……
Infinite Numbers
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