Step 1:
The first step to converting 16101.945 to a fraction is to re-write 16101.945 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16101.945 can be written as simply 16101.945/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16101.945, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16101.945/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16101.945/1 each by 1000:
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 16101.945 as a fraction:
289835/18 / 1