Step 1:
The first step to converting 137637.765 to a fraction is to re-write 137637.765 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 137637.765 can be written as simply 137637.765/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 137637.765, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 137637.765/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 137637.765/1 each by 1000:
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 137637.765 as a fraction:
550551/4 / 1