Step 1:
The first step to converting 138688.5494429 to a fraction is to re-write 138688.5494429 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 138688.5494429 can be written as simply 138688.5494429/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 138688.5494429, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 138688.5494429/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 138688.5494429/1 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 138688.5494429 as a fraction:
277377/2 / 1