Step 1:
The first step to converting 178814.89505002 to a fraction is to re-write 178814.89505002 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 178814.89505002 can be written as simply 178814.89505002/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 178814.89505002, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178814.89505002/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178814.89505002/1 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 178814.89505002 as a fraction:
178815/1 / 1