Step 1:
The first step to converting 142427.22603699 to a fraction is to re-write 142427.22603699 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 142427.22603699 can be written as simply 142427.22603699/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 142427.22603699, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142427.22603699/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142427.22603699/1 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 142427.22603699 as a fraction:
569709/4 / 1