Step 1:
The first step to converting 178313.11712607 to a fraction is to re-write 178313.11712607 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 178313.11712607 can be written as simply 178313.11712607/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 178313.11712607, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178313.11712607/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178313.11712607/1 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 178313.11712607 as a fraction:
178313/1 / 1