Step 1:
The first step to converting 137745.540248 to a fraction is to re-write 137745.540248 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 137745.540248 can be written as simply 137745.540248/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 137745.540248, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 137745.540248/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 137745.540248/1 each by 1000000:
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 137745.540248 as a fraction:
275491/2 / 1