Step 1:
The first step to converting 679.78172232998 to a fraction is to re-write 679.78172232998 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 679.78172232998 can be written as simply 679.78172232998/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 679.78172232998, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 679.78172232998/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 679.78172232998/1 each by 100000000000:
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 679.78172232998 as a fraction:
21753/32 / 1