Step 1:
The first step to converting 117954.3158496 to a fraction is to re-write 117954.3158496 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 117954.3158496 can be written as simply 117954.3158496/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 117954.3158496, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 117954.3158496/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 117954.3158496/1 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 117954.3158496 as a fraction:
353863/3 / 1