Step 1:
The first step to converting 142262.74420506 to a fraction is to re-write 142262.74420506 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 142262.74420506 can be written as simply 142262.74420506/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 142262.74420506, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142262.74420506/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142262.74420506/1 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 142262.74420506 as a fraction:
426788/3 / 1