Step 1:
The first step to converting 159711.23654523 to a fraction is to re-write 159711.23654523 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 159711.23654523 can be written as simply 159711.23654523/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 159711.23654523, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159711.23654523/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159711.23654523/1 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 159711.23654523 as a fraction:
638845/4 / 1