Step 1:
The first step to converting 101981.98779173 to a fraction is to re-write 101981.98779173 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 101981.98779173 can be written as simply 101981.98779173/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 101981.98779173, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 101981.98779173/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 101981.98779173/1 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 101981.98779173 as a fraction:
101982/1 / 1