Step 1:
The first step to converting 79180.435 to a fraction is to re-write 79180.435 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 79180.435 can be written as simply 79180.435/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 79180.435, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 79180.435/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 79180.435/1 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 79180.435 as a fraction:
158361/2 / 1