Step 1:
The first step to converting 147782972.49801 to a fraction is to re-write 147782972.49801 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 147782972.49801 can be written as simply 147782972.49801/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 147782972.49801, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 147782972.49801/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 147782972.49801/1 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 147782972.49801 as a fraction:
147782972/1 / 1