Step 1:
The first step to converting 5185.1735867878 to a fraction is to re-write 5185.1735867878 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 5185.1735867878 can be written as simply 5185.1735867878/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 5185.1735867878, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5185.1735867878/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5185.1735867878/1 each by 10000000000:
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 5185.1735867878 as a fraction:
119259/23 / 1