Step 1:
The first step to converting 162145741.99894 to a fraction is to re-write 162145741.99894 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 162145741.99894 can be written as simply 162145741.99894/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 162145741.99894, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 162145741.99894/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 162145741.99894/1 each by 100000:
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 162145741.99894 as a fraction:
162145741/1 / 1