Step 1:
The first step to converting 17960.1826 to a fraction is to re-write 17960.1826 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17960.1826 can be written as simply 17960.1826/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17960.1826, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17960.1826/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17960.1826/1 each by 10000:
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 17960.1826 as a fraction:
89801/5 / 1