Step 1:
The first step to converting 109578.24329998 to a fraction is to re-write 109578.24329998 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 109578.24329998 can be written as simply 109578.24329998/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 109578.24329998, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 109578.24329998/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 109578.24329998/1 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 109578.24329998 as a fraction:
438313/4 / 1