Step 1:
The first step to converting 148173.27924947 to a fraction is to re-write 148173.27924947 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 148173.27924947 can be written as simply 148173.27924947/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 148173.27924947, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 148173.27924947/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 148173.27924947/1 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 148173.27924947 as a fraction:
444520/3 / 1