Step 1:
The first step to converting 150233.72521588 to a fraction is to re-write 150233.72521588 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 150233.72521588 can be written as simply 150233.72521588/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 150233.72521588, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 150233.72521588/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 150233.72521588/1 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 150233.72521588 as a fraction:
450701/3 / 1