Step 1:
The first step to converting 165915.8137821 to a fraction is to re-write 165915.8137821 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 165915.8137821 can be written as simply 165915.8137821/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 165915.8137821, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 165915.8137821/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 165915.8137821/1 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 165915.8137821 as a fraction:
829579/5 / 1