Step 1:
The first step to converting 7142.3325703634 to a fraction is to re-write 7142.3325703634 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 7142.3325703634 can be written as simply 7142.3325703634/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 7142.3325703634, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7142.3325703634/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7142.3325703634/1 each by 10000000000:
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 7142.3325703634 as a fraction:
21427/3 / 1