Step 1:
The first step to converting 284157.89139182 to a fraction is to re-write 284157.89139182 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 284157.89139182 can be written as simply 284157.89139182/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 284157.89139182, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 284157.89139182/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 284157.89139182/1 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 284157.89139182 as a fraction:
284158/1 / 1