Step 1:
The first step to converting 118097.49498047 to a fraction is to re-write 118097.49498047 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 118097.49498047 can be written as simply 118097.49498047/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 118097.49498047, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 118097.49498047/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 118097.49498047/1 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 118097.49498047 as a fraction:
236195/2 / 1