Step 1:
The first step to converting 188644.77130604 to a fraction is to re-write 188644.77130604 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 188644.77130604 can be written as simply 188644.77130604/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 188644.77130604, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 188644.77130604/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 188644.77130604/1 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 188644.77130604 as a fraction:
754579/4 / 1