Step 1:
The first step to converting 147984.8624242 to a fraction is to re-write 147984.8624242 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 147984.8624242 can be written as simply 147984.8624242/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 147984.8624242, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 147984.8624242/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 147984.8624242/1 each by 10000000:
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 147984.8624242 as a fraction:
147985/1 / 1