Step 1:
The first step to converting 166.79179911589 to a fraction is to re-write 166.79179911589 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 166.79179911589 can be written as simply 166.79179911589/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 166.79179911589, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 166.79179911589/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 166.79179911589/1 each by 100000000000:
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 166.79179911589 as a fraction:
4003/24 / 1