Step 1:
The first step to converting 120056.3178534 to a fraction is to re-write 120056.3178534 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 120056.3178534 can be written as simply 120056.3178534/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 120056.3178534, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 120056.3178534/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 120056.3178534/1 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 120056.3178534 as a fraction:
360169/3 / 1