Step 1:
The first step to converting 158199.42238268 to a fraction is to re-write 158199.42238268 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 158199.42238268 can be written as simply 158199.42238268/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 158199.42238268, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 158199.42238268/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 158199.42238268/1 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 158199.42238268 as a fraction:
316399/2 / 1