Step 1:
The first step to converting 189836.574375 to a fraction is to re-write 189836.574375 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 189836.574375 can be written as simply 189836.574375/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 189836.574375, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 189836.574375/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 189836.574375/1 each by 1000000:
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 189836.574375 as a fraction:
379673/2 / 1