Step 1:
The first step to converting 168504974.0986 to a fraction is to re-write 168504974.0986 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 168504974.0986 can be written as simply 168504974.0986/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 168504974.0986, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168504974.0986/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168504974.0986/1 each by 10000:
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 168504974.0986 as a fraction:
168504974/1 / 1