Step 1:
The first step to converting 154.42578124997 to a fraction is to re-write 154.42578124997 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 154.42578124997 can be written as simply 154.42578124997/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 154.42578124997, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 154.42578124997/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 154.42578124997/1 each by 100000000000:
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 154.42578124997 as a fraction:
8339/54 / 1