Step 1:
The first step to converting 130235.82521782 to a fraction is to re-write 130235.82521782 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 130235.82521782 can be written as simply 130235.82521782/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 130235.82521782, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 130235.82521782/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 130235.82521782/1 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 130235.82521782 as a fraction:
651179/5 / 1