Step 1:
The first step to converting 176971.9962136 to a fraction is to re-write 176971.9962136 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 176971.9962136 can be written as simply 176971.9962136/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 176971.9962136, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 176971.9962136/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 176971.9962136/1 each by 10000000:
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 176971.9962136 as a fraction:
176972/1 / 1