Step 1:
The first step to converting 142289.0206836 to a fraction is to re-write 142289.0206836 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 142289.0206836 can be written as simply 142289.0206836/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 142289.0206836, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142289.0206836/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142289.0206836/1 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 142289.0206836 as a fraction:
142289/1 / 1