Step 1:
The first step to converting 143442.2857021 to a fraction is to re-write 143442.2857021 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 143442.2857021 can be written as simply 143442.2857021/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 143442.2857021, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 143442.2857021/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 143442.2857021/1 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 143442.2857021 as a fraction:
430327/3 / 1