Step 1:
The first step to converting 196526.34497728 to a fraction is to re-write 196526.34497728 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 196526.34497728 can be written as simply 196526.34497728/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 196526.34497728, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 196526.34497728/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 196526.34497728/1 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 196526.34497728 as a fraction:
393053/2 / 1