Step 1:
The first step to converting 168285523.00176 to a fraction is to re-write 168285523.00176 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 168285523.00176 can be written as simply 168285523.00176/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 168285523.00176, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168285523.00176/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168285523.00176/1 each by 100000:
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 168285523.00176 as a fraction:
168285523/1 / 1