Step 1:
The first step to converting 140728.57071842 to a fraction is to re-write 140728.57071842 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 140728.57071842 can be written as simply 140728.57071842/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 140728.57071842, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 140728.57071842/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 140728.57071842/1 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 140728.57071842 as a fraction:
281457/2 / 1