diff --git a/number_search.py b/number_search.py
index e456f5d..e5fc615 100644
--- a/number_search.py
+++ b/number_search.py
@@ -3,22 +3,44 @@
 # use regex to match numbers and fractions
 import re
 
+
+capture_numbers = r'([^a-zA-Z{./\\}]\d+ |\d+\.\d+| \d+[^/:\\)-}])'
+
+capture_fractions = r'(-?\\frac{\d+}{\d+}[^A-Za-z]|-?\d+\\tinyfrac{\d+}{\d+}[^A-Za-z])'
+
+captured_numbers = []
+captured_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 file:
+        article = file.read()
+        capture_pattern = re.compile(capture_numbers)
+        match = capture_pattern.finditer(article)
+
+        for num in match:
+            captured_numbers.append(num.group(0))
+        return len(captured_numbers)
 
 
+def count_fraction(text):
+
+    with open(text, 'r') as file:
+        article = file.read()
+        capture_pattern = re.compile(capture_fractions)
+        match = capture_pattern.finditer(article)
+
+        for frac in match:
+            captured_fractions.append(frac.group(0))
+        return len(captured_fractions)
+        
 
-def count_fraction():
     """
         counts fractional numbers i.e both negative an positive
         TODO update doc strings
     """
-    pass #TODO update the fucntion to pass test
-
 
 ## Use this for your debugging purposes (all print statements should go here)
 if __name__ == "__main__":