Step 1:
The first step to converting 146958544.90174 to a fraction is to re-write 146958544.90174 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 146958544.90174 can be written as simply 146958544.90174/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 146958544.90174, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 146958544.90174/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 146958544.90174/1 each by 100000:
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 146958544.90174 as a fraction:
146958544/1 / 1