Step 1:
The first step to converting 153695.78879278 to a fraction is to re-write 153695.78879278 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 153695.78879278 can be written as simply 153695.78879278/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 153695.78879278, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 153695.78879278/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 153695.78879278/1 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 153695.78879278 as a fraction:
614783/4 / 1