Step 1:
The first step to converting 100174.2084146 to a fraction is to re-write 100174.2084146 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 100174.2084146 can be written as simply 100174.2084146/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 100174.2084146, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 100174.2084146/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 100174.2084146/1 each by 10000000:
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 100174.2084146 as a fraction:
400697/4 / 1