Step 1:
The first step to converting 78199.418715558 to a fraction is to re-write 78199.418715558 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 78199.418715558 can be written as simply 78199.418715558/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 78199.418715558, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78199.418715558/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78199.418715558/1 each by 1000000000:
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 78199.418715558 as a fraction:
390997/5 / 1