Step 1:
The first step to converting 118584.8263495 to a fraction is to re-write 118584.8263495 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 118584.8263495 can be written as simply 118584.8263495/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 118584.8263495, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 118584.8263495/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 118584.8263495/1 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 118584.8263495 as a fraction:
592924/5 / 1