Step 1:
The first step to converting 145.62242858294 to a fraction is to re-write 145.62242858294 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 145.62242858294 can be written as simply 145.62242858294/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 145.62242858294, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 145.62242858294/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 145.62242858294/1 each by 100000000000:
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 145.62242858294 as a fraction:
14271/98 / 1