Step 1:
The first step to converting 318177.80219277 to a fraction is to re-write 318177.80219277 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 318177.80219277 can be written as simply 318177.80219277/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 318177.80219277, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 318177.80219277/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 318177.80219277/1 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 318177.80219277 as a fraction:
318178/1 / 1