Step 1:
The first step to converting 198460.42148025 to a fraction is to re-write 198460.42148025 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 198460.42148025 can be written as simply 198460.42148025/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 198460.42148025, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 198460.42148025/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 198460.42148025/1 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 198460.42148025 as a fraction:
396921/2 / 1