Step 1:
The first step to converting 16160.635 to a fraction is to re-write 16160.635 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16160.635 can be written as simply 16160.635/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16160.635, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16160.635/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16160.635/1 each by 1000:
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 16160.635 as a fraction:
129285/8 / 1