Step 1:
The first step to converting 168520.6996841 to a fraction is to re-write 168520.6996841 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 168520.6996841 can be written as simply 168520.6996841/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 168520.6996841, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168520.6996841/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168520.6996841/1 each by 10000000:
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 168520.6996841 as a fraction:
505562/3 / 1