Step 1:
The first step to converting 153725.98615871 to a fraction is to re-write 153725.98615871 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 153725.98615871 can be written as simply 153725.98615871/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 153725.98615871, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 153725.98615871/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 153725.98615871/1 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 153725.98615871 as a fraction:
153726/1 / 1