Step 1:
The first step to converting 157550.2668144 to a fraction is to re-write 157550.2668144 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 157550.2668144 can be written as simply 157550.2668144/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 157550.2668144, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 157550.2668144/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 157550.2668144/1 each by 10000000:
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 157550.2668144 as a fraction:
472651/3 / 1