Step 1:
The first step to converting 159715.9104783 to a fraction is to re-write 159715.9104783 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 159715.9104783 can be written as simply 159715.9104783/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 159715.9104783, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159715.9104783/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 159715.9104783/1 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 159715.9104783 as a fraction:
159716/1 / 1