Step 1:
The first step to converting 142740.82692 to a fraction is to re-write 142740.82692 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 142740.82692 can be written as simply 142740.82692/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 142740.82692, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142740.82692/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142740.82692/1 each by 100000:
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 142740.82692 as a fraction:
713704/5 / 1