Step 1:
The first step to converting 33178.35023448 to a fraction is to re-write 33178.35023448 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 33178.35023448 can be written as simply 33178.35023448/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 33178.35023448, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 33178.35023448/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 33178.35023448/1 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 33178.35023448 as a fraction:
99535/3 / 1