Step 1:
The first step to converting 79164.585 to a fraction is to re-write 79164.585 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 79164.585 can be written as simply 79164.585/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 79164.585, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 79164.585/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 79164.585/1 each by 1000:
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 79164.585 as a fraction:
395823/5 / 1