Step 1:
The first step to converting 368178.4914858 to a fraction is to re-write 368178.4914858 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 368178.4914858 can be written as simply 368178.4914858/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 368178.4914858, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 368178.4914858/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 368178.4914858/1 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 368178.4914858 as a fraction:
736357/2 / 1