Step 1:
The first step to converting 185138.9661521 to a fraction is to re-write 185138.9661521 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 185138.9661521 can be written as simply 185138.9661521/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 185138.9661521, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 185138.9661521/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 185138.9661521/1 each by 10000000:
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 185138.9661521 as a fraction:
185139/1 / 1