Step 1:
The first step to converting 180212.73062979 to a fraction is to re-write 180212.73062979 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 180212.73062979 can be written as simply 180212.73062979/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 180212.73062979, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 180212.73062979/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 180212.73062979/1 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 180212.73062979 as a fraction:
540638/3 / 1