Step 1:
The first step to converting 1188789.7918474 to a fraction is to re-write 1188789.7918474 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1188789.7918474 can be written as simply 1188789.7918474/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1188789.7918474, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1188789.7918474/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1188789.7918474/1 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 1188789.7918474 as a fraction:
1188789/1 / 1