Step 1:
The first step to converting 129656.42265954 to a fraction is to re-write 129656.42265954 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 129656.42265954 can be written as simply 129656.42265954/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 129656.42265954, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 129656.42265954/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 129656.42265954/1 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 129656.42265954 as a fraction:
259313/2 / 1