Step 1:
The first step to converting 145196.265 to a fraction is to re-write 145196.265 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 145196.265 can be written as simply 145196.265/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 145196.265, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 145196.265/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 145196.265/1 each by 1000:
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 145196.265 as a fraction:
435589/3 / 1