Step 1:
The first step to converting 142442.20538715 to a fraction is to re-write 142442.20538715 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 142442.20538715 can be written as simply 142442.20538715/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 142442.20538715, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142442.20538715/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142442.20538715/1 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 142442.20538715 as a fraction:
569769/4 / 1