Step 1:
The first step to converting 142288.52697265 to a fraction is to re-write 142288.52697265 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 142288.52697265 can be written as simply 142288.52697265/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 142288.52697265, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142288.52697265/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142288.52697265/1 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 142288.52697265 as a fraction:
284577/2 / 1