Step 1:
The first step to converting 318196.8900608 to a fraction is to re-write 318196.8900608 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 318196.8900608 can be written as simply 318196.8900608/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 318196.8900608, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 318196.8900608/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 318196.8900608/1 each by 10000000:
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 318196.8900608 as a fraction:
318197/1 / 1