Step 1:
The first step to converting 167685.61176968 to a fraction is to re-write 167685.61176968 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 167685.61176968 can be written as simply 167685.61176968/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 167685.61176968, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 167685.61176968/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 167685.61176968/1 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 167685.61176968 as a fraction:
335371/2 / 1