Step 1:
The first step to converting 158882.61740394 to a fraction is to re-write 158882.61740394 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 158882.61740394 can be written as simply 158882.61740394/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 158882.61740394, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 158882.61740394/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 158882.61740394/1 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 158882.61740394 as a fraction:
317765/2 / 1