Step 1:
The first step to converting 80157.731018427 to a fraction is to re-write 80157.731018427 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 80157.731018427 can be written as simply 80157.731018427/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 80157.731018427, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 80157.731018427/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 80157.731018427/1 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 80157.731018427 as a fraction:
240473/3 / 1