Step 1:
The first step to converting 118744.53794048 to a fraction is to re-write 118744.53794048 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 118744.53794048 can be written as simply 118744.53794048/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 118744.53794048, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 118744.53794048/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 118744.53794048/1 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 118744.53794048 as a fraction:
237489/2 / 1