Step 1:
The first step to converting 145245.20187541 to a fraction is to re-write 145245.20187541 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 145245.20187541 can be written as simply 145245.20187541/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 145245.20187541, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 145245.20187541/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 145245.20187541/1 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 145245.20187541 as a fraction:
580981/4 / 1