Step 1:
The first step to converting 168958610.87971 to a fraction is to re-write 168958610.87971 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 168958610.87971 can be written as simply 168958610.87971/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 168958610.87971, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168958610.87971/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 168958610.87971/1 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 168958610.87971 as a fraction:
168958610/1 / 1