Step 1:
The first step to converting 162355.30142271 to a fraction is to re-write 162355.30142271 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 162355.30142271 can be written as simply 162355.30142271/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 162355.30142271, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 162355.30142271/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 162355.30142271/1 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 162355.30142271 as a fraction:
487066/3 / 1