Step 1:
The first step to converting 105.142 to a fraction is to re-write 105.142 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 105.142 can be written as simply 105.142/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 105.142, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 105.142/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 105.142/1 each by 1000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 105.142 as a fraction:
17033/162 / 1