Step 1:
The first step to converting 202135.42048178 to a fraction is to re-write 202135.42048178 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 202135.42048178 can be written as simply 202135.42048178/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 202135.42048178, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 202135.42048178/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 202135.42048178/1 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 202135.42048178 as a fraction:
404271/2 / 1