Step 1:
The first step to converting 198972.88131708 to a fraction is to re-write 198972.88131708 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 198972.88131708 can be written as simply 198972.88131708/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 198972.88131708, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 198972.88131708/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 198972.88131708/1 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 198972.88131708 as a fraction:
198973/1 / 1