Step 1:
The first step to converting 142293.5303901 to a fraction is to re-write 142293.5303901 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 142293.5303901 can be written as simply 142293.5303901/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 142293.5303901, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142293.5303901/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142293.5303901/1 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 142293.5303901 as a fraction:
284587/2 / 1