Step 1:
The first step to converting 142140.12141064 to a fraction is to re-write 142140.12141064 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 142140.12141064 can be written as simply 142140.12141064/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 142140.12141064, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142140.12141064/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142140.12141064/1 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 142140.12141064 as a fraction:
142140/1 / 1