Step 1:
The first step to converting 168745.01125 to a fraction is to re-write 168745.01125 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 168745.01125 can be written as simply 168745.01125/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 168745.01125, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168745.01125/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168745.01125/1 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 168745.01125 as a fraction:
168745/1 / 1