Step 1:
The first step to converting 159052.12564016 to a fraction is to re-write 159052.12564016 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 159052.12564016 can be written as simply 159052.12564016/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 159052.12564016, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159052.12564016/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159052.12564016/1 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 159052.12564016 as a fraction:
159052/1 / 1