Step 1:
The first step to converting 189.42499999878 to a fraction is to re-write 189.42499999878 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 189.42499999878 can be written as simply 189.42499999878/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 189.42499999878, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 189.42499999878/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 189.42499999878/1 each by 100000000000:
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 189.42499999878 as a fraction:
7577/40 / 1