Step 1:
The first step to converting 138659750.84378 to a fraction is to re-write 138659750.84378 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 138659750.84378 can be written as simply 138659750.84378/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 138659750.84378, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 138659750.84378/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 138659750.84378/1 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 138659750.84378 as a fraction:
138659750/1 / 1