Step 1:
The first step to converting 188961477.1147 to a fraction is to re-write 188961477.1147 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 188961477.1147 can be written as simply 188961477.1147/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 188961477.1147, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 188961477.1147/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 188961477.1147/1 each by 10000:
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 188961477.1147 as a fraction:
188961477/1 / 1