Step 1:
The first step to converting 142098.4618896 to a fraction is to re-write 142098.4618896 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 142098.4618896 can be written as simply 142098.4618896/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 142098.4618896, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142098.4618896/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142098.4618896/1 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 142098.4618896 as a fraction:
284197/2 / 1