Number Systems

🔹 What Is It?

The number system is the way we organize and use numbers — like whole numbers, decimals, fractions, integers, and negative numbers.

🧩 Clue to Remember

Think of it as a math family tree — with each branch showing different types of numbers.

🔹 Example

• Whole numbers: 0, 1, 2
  
  

• Decimals: 1.5, 0.75
  
  

• Fractions: 2 over 3
  
  

• Integers: -4, 0, 5
  
  

• Rational numbers: any number that can be written as a fraction
  
  

💡 Why It Matters

Understanding the number system helps us solve real problems, compare values, and move between forms (like turning fractions into decimals or working with negatives).