Step 1:
The first step to converting 16142511.942148 to a fraction is to re-write 16142511.942148 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16142511.942148 can be written as simply 16142511.942148/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16142511.942148, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16142511.942148/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16142511.942148/1 each by 1000000:
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 16142511.942148 as a fraction:
16142511/1 / 1