Step 1:
The first step to converting 18548.135290439 to a fraction is to re-write 18548.135290439 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18548.135290439 can be written as simply 18548.135290439/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18548.135290439, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18548.135290439/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18548.135290439/1 each by 1000000000:
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 18548.135290439 as a fraction:
129837/7 / 1