Step 1:
The first step to converting 196367.79170885 to a fraction is to re-write 196367.79170885 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 196367.79170885 can be written as simply 196367.79170885/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 196367.79170885, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 196367.79170885/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 196367.79170885/1 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 196367.79170885 as a fraction:
785471/4 / 1