Step 1:
The first step to converting 7146.0262550988 to a fraction is to re-write 7146.0262550988 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 7146.0262550988 can be written as simply 7146.0262550988/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 7146.0262550988, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7146.0262550988/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7146.0262550988/1 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 7146.0262550988 as a fraction:
271549/38 / 1