Step 1:
The first step to converting 120290.03162588 to a fraction is to re-write 120290.03162588 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 120290.03162588 can be written as simply 120290.03162588/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 120290.03162588, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 120290.03162588/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 120290.03162588/1 each by 100000000:
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 120290.03162588 as a fraction:
120290/1 / 1