Step 1:
The first step to converting 118258.575 to a fraction is to re-write 118258.575 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 118258.575 can be written as simply 118258.575/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 118258.575, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 118258.575/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 118258.575/1 each by 1000:
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 118258.575 as a fraction:
236517/2 / 1