Step 1:
The first step to converting 177194043.84778 to a fraction is to re-write 177194043.84778 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 177194043.84778 can be written as simply 177194043.84778/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 177194043.84778, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 177194043.84778/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 177194043.84778/1 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 177194043.84778 as a fraction:
177194043/1 / 1