Step 1:
The first step to converting 59.178978248172 to a fraction is to re-write 59.178978248172 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 59.178978248172 can be written as simply 59.178978248172/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 59.178978248172, which in this case is 12. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 59.178978248172/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 59.178978248172/1 each by 1000000000000:
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 59.178978248172 as a fraction:
5622/95 / 1