Step 1:
The first step to converting 168819.80156271 to a fraction is to re-write 168819.80156271 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 168819.80156271 can be written as simply 168819.80156271/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 168819.80156271, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168819.80156271/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168819.80156271/1 each by 100000000:
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 168819.80156271 as a fraction:
844099/5 / 1