Step 1:
The first step to converting 137878.02000726 to a fraction is to re-write 137878.02000726 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 137878.02000726 can be written as simply 137878.02000726/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 137878.02000726, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 137878.02000726/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 137878.02000726/1 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 137878.02000726 as a fraction:
137878/1 / 1