Step 1:
The first step to converting 85142 to a fraction is to re-write 85142 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 85142 can be written as simply 85142/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 85142, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85142/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85142/1 each by 1:
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 85142 as a fraction:
85142/1 / 1