Step 1:
The first step to converting 188953.2142878 to a fraction is to re-write 188953.2142878 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 188953.2142878 can be written as simply 188953.2142878/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 188953.2142878, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 188953.2142878/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 188953.2142878/1 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 188953.2142878 as a fraction:
755813/4 / 1