Step 1:
The first step to converting 144232.3772254 to a fraction is to re-write 144232.3772254 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 144232.3772254 can be written as simply 144232.3772254/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 144232.3772254, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144232.3772254/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144232.3772254/1 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 144232.3772254 as a fraction:
288465/2 / 1