Step 1:
The first step to converting 178332.97112349 to a fraction is to re-write 178332.97112349 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 178332.97112349 can be written as simply 178332.97112349/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 178332.97112349, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178332.97112349/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178332.97112349/1 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 178332.97112349 as a fraction:
178333/1 / 1