Step 1:
The first step to converting 118891879.8603 to a fraction is to re-write 118891879.8603 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 118891879.8603 can be written as simply 118891879.8603/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 118891879.8603, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 118891879.8603/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 118891879.8603/1 each by 10000:
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 118891879.8603 as a fraction:
118891879/1 / 1