Step 1:
The first step to converting 149305.42539957 to a fraction is to re-write 149305.42539957 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 149305.42539957 can be written as simply 149305.42539957/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 149305.42539957, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 149305.42539957/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 149305.42539957/1 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 149305.42539957 as a fraction:
298611/2 / 1