Step 1:
The first step to converting 179962.64673763 to a fraction is to re-write 179962.64673763 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 179962.64673763 can be written as simply 179962.64673763/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 179962.64673763, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 179962.64673763/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 179962.64673763/1 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 179962.64673763 as a fraction:
359925/2 / 1