Step 1:
The first step to converting 157305.13425962 to a fraction is to re-write 157305.13425962 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 157305.13425962 can be written as simply 157305.13425962/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 157305.13425962, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 157305.13425962/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 157305.13425962/1 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 157305.13425962 as a fraction:
157305/1 / 1