Step 1:
The first step to converting 144648.8948789 to a fraction is to re-write 144648.8948789 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 144648.8948789 can be written as simply 144648.8948789/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 144648.8948789, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144648.8948789/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144648.8948789/1 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 144648.8948789 as a fraction:
144649/1 / 1