Step 1:
The first step to converting 176235.86686102 to a fraction is to re-write 176235.86686102 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 176235.86686102 can be written as simply 176235.86686102/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 176235.86686102, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 176235.86686102/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 176235.86686102/1 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 176235.86686102 as a fraction:
176236/1 / 1