Step 1:
The first step to converting 166188.38542976 to a fraction is to re-write 166188.38542976 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 166188.38542976 can be written as simply 166188.38542976/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 166188.38542976, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 166188.38542976/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 166188.38542976/1 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 166188.38542976 as a fraction:
332377/2 / 1