Step 1:
The first step to converting 129140648.38993 to a fraction is to re-write 129140648.38993 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 129140648.38993 can be written as simply 129140648.38993/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 129140648.38993, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 129140648.38993/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 129140648.38993/1 each by 100000:
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 129140648.38993 as a fraction:
129140648/1 / 1