Step 1:
The first step to converting 168008.21437714 to a fraction is to re-write 168008.21437714 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 168008.21437714 can be written as simply 168008.21437714/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 168008.21437714, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168008.21437714/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168008.21437714/1 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 168008.21437714 as a fraction:
672033/4 / 1