Step 1:
The first step to converting 168674.19885 to a fraction is to re-write 168674.19885 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 168674.19885 can be written as simply 168674.19885/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 168674.19885, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168674.19885/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168674.19885/1 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 168674.19885 as a fraction:
843371/5 / 1