Step 1:
The first step to converting 218159.10625 to a fraction is to re-write 218159.10625 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 218159.10625 can be written as simply 218159.10625/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 218159.10625, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 218159.10625/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 218159.10625/1 each by 100000:
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 218159.10625 as a fraction:
218159/1 / 1