Step 1:
The first step to converting 129708.58851266 to a fraction is to re-write 129708.58851266 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 129708.58851266 can be written as simply 129708.58851266/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 129708.58851266, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 129708.58851266/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 129708.58851266/1 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 129708.58851266 as a fraction:
259417/2 / 1