Step 1:
The first step to converting 154917.42957864 to a fraction is to re-write 154917.42957864 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 154917.42957864 can be written as simply 154917.42957864/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 154917.42957864, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 154917.42957864/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 154917.42957864/1 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 154917.42957864 as a fraction:
309835/2 / 1