Step 1:
The first step to converting 108.7175 to a fraction is to re-write 108.7175 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 108.7175 can be written as simply 108.7175/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 108.7175, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 108.7175/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 108.7175/1 each by 10000:
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 108.7175 as a fraction:
5001/46 / 1