Step 1:
The first step to converting 162265.71748467 to a fraction is to re-write 162265.71748467 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 162265.71748467 can be written as simply 162265.71748467/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 162265.71748467, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 162265.71748467/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 162265.71748467/1 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 162265.71748467 as a fraction:
486797/3 / 1