Step 1:
The first step to converting 177068.77981748 to a fraction is to re-write 177068.77981748 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 177068.77981748 can be written as simply 177068.77981748/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 177068.77981748, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 177068.77981748/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 177068.77981748/1 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 177068.77981748 as a fraction:
708275/4 / 1