Step 1:
The first step to converting 177620.4399984 to a fraction is to re-write 177620.4399984 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 177620.4399984 can be written as simply 177620.4399984/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 177620.4399984, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 177620.4399984/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 177620.4399984/1 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 177620.4399984 as a fraction:
355241/2 / 1