Step 1:
The first step to converting 163109.6 to a fraction is to re-write 163109.6 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 163109.6 can be written as simply 163109.6/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 163109.6, which in this case is 1. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 163109.6/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 163109.6/1 each by 10:
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 163109.6 as a fraction:
326219/2 / 1