Step 1:
The first step to converting 141.7872 to a fraction is to re-write 141.7872 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 141.7872 can be written as simply 141.7872/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 141.7872, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 141.7872/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 141.7872/1 each by 10000:
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 141.7872 as a fraction:
6664/47 / 1