diff --git a/number_search.py b/number_search.py
index e456f5d..4d2f6f3 100644
--- a/number_search.py
+++ b/number_search.py
@@ -2,26 +2,49 @@
 #  in article.txt
 # use regex to match numbers and fractions
 import re
+frac_pattern = r'(-?\d+\\tinyfrac{\d+}{\d+}[^A-Za-z]|-?\\frac{\d+}{\d+}[^A-Za-z])'
+number_pattern = r"([^\na-zA-Z{./\\}]\d+ |\d+\.\d+|\d+[^\n/:\\)-}])"
+numbers = []
+fractions = []
+
 
 def count_numbers(text):
     """
         counts whole number and decimals i.e -ve and +ve whole numbers decimals
         TODO update doc strings
     """
-    pass #TODO update the fucntion to pass test
 
+    with open(text, "r") as f:
+        article = f.read()
+    pattern = re.compile(number_pattern)
+    match = pattern.finditer(article)
+    for x in match:
+        print(x.group(0))
+        numbers.append(x.group(0))
+    print(numbers)
+    return len(numbers)
 
 
-def count_fraction():
+def count_fraction(text):
     """
         counts fractional numbers i.e both negative an positive
         TODO update doc strings
     """
-    pass #TODO update the fucntion to pass test
 
+    with open(text, "r") as f:
+        article = f.read()
+
+    pattern = re.compile(frac_pattern)
+    match = pattern.finditer(article)
+    for x in match:
+        print(x.group(0))
+        fractions.append(x.group(0))
+    print(fractions)
+    return len(fractions)
 
-## Use this for your debugging purposes (all print statements should go here)
+
+# Use this for your debugging purposes (all print statements should go here)
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    
+
     # Replace pass with your debugging code if any
     pass