Step 1:
The first step to converting 176465.15690317 to a fraction is to re-write 176465.15690317 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 176465.15690317 can be written as simply 176465.15690317/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 176465.15690317, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 176465.15690317/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 176465.15690317/1 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 176465.15690317 as a fraction:
176465/1 / 1