Step 1:
The first step to converting 138416678.14412 to a fraction is to re-write 138416678.14412 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 138416678.14412 can be written as simply 138416678.14412/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 138416678.14412, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 138416678.14412/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 138416678.14412/1 each by 100000:
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 138416678.14412 as a fraction:
138416678/1 / 1