Step 1:
The first step to converting 137905.7174997 to a fraction is to re-write 137905.7174997 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 137905.7174997 can be written as simply 137905.7174997/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 137905.7174997, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 137905.7174997/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 137905.7174997/1 each by 10000000:
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 137905.7174997 as a fraction:
413717/3 / 1