Step 1:
The first step to converting 16078.474780868 to a fraction is to re-write 16078.474780868 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16078.474780868 can be written as simply 16078.474780868/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16078.474780868, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16078.474780868/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16078.474780868/1 each by 1000000000:
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 16078.474780868 as a fraction:
305491/19 / 1