Step 1:
The first step to converting 78870.178896555 to a fraction is to re-write 78870.178896555 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 78870.178896555 can be written as simply 78870.178896555/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 78870.178896555, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78870.178896555/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78870.178896555/1 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 78870.178896555 as a fraction:
394351/5 / 1