Step 1:
The first step to converting 144008.46940299 to a fraction is to re-write 144008.46940299 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 144008.46940299 can be written as simply 144008.46940299/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 144008.46940299, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144008.46940299/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144008.46940299/1 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 144008.46940299 as a fraction:
288017/2 / 1