Step 1:
The first step to converting 158916.58315446 to a fraction is to re-write 158916.58315446 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 158916.58315446 can be written as simply 158916.58315446/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 158916.58315446, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 158916.58315446/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 158916.58315446/1 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 158916.58315446 as a fraction:
317833/2 / 1