Step 1:
The first step to converting 146878.21200261 to a fraction is to re-write 146878.21200261 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 146878.21200261 can be written as simply 146878.21200261/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 146878.21200261, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 146878.21200261/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 146878.21200261/1 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 146878.21200261 as a fraction:
587513/4 / 1