Step 1:
The first step to converting 118657.13522452 to a fraction is to re-write 118657.13522452 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 118657.13522452 can be written as simply 118657.13522452/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 118657.13522452, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 118657.13522452/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 118657.13522452/1 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 118657.13522452 as a fraction:
830600/7 / 1