Step 1:
The first step to converting 220.178 to a fraction is to re-write 220.178 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 220.178 can be written as simply 220.178/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 220.178, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 220.178/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 220.178/1 each by 1000:
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 220.178 as a fraction:
16073/73 / 1