Step 1:
The first step to converting 143497489.64228 to a fraction is to re-write 143497489.64228 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 143497489.64228 can be written as simply 143497489.64228/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 143497489.64228, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 143497489.64228/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 143497489.64228/1 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 143497489.64228 as a fraction:
143497489/1 / 1