Step 1:
The first step to converting 203197.98143852 to a fraction is to re-write 203197.98143852 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 203197.98143852 can be written as simply 203197.98143852/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 203197.98143852, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 203197.98143852/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 203197.98143852/1 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 203197.98143852 as a fraction:
203198/1 / 1