Step 1:
The first step to converting 196213.66971665 to a fraction is to re-write 196213.66971665 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 196213.66971665 can be written as simply 196213.66971665/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 196213.66971665, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 196213.66971665/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 196213.66971665/1 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 196213.66971665 as a fraction:
588641/3 / 1